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To begin with, jazz is an all American dance that has some African rhythmic influences. The first group that portrayed jazz to the American society were a group called the flappers in the 1920’s. This group was young western women who wore short skirts and bobbed hair and were considered wild based on the image

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Jazz music gave rise to several subcultures during the 1920’s. One of the most well-known being the flapper. The flapper represented the changing role of women in the post war society. Women during this time wanted greater independence. They entered the workforce in an attempt to break away from parental authority and establish a personal identity (American Republic). Many women began to pursue educations and were able to make significant contributions in the fields of science and law. Often represented as shallow and not very smart, flappers were usually well educated young women who only wanted to break free from the restraints of a Victorian minded society. The trademarks of a flapper

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The most enthusiast type of music is jazz. The 1900's is where it mostly orginatied. Africa is the home and roots of jazz. Jazz has gathered from many types of old music. They style is unlike any other and is loved by all.

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The Jazz Age started in the 1920’s and carried into the 1930’s. It was an era of reconstruction and rebellion. The 19th amendment was enacted in this era which gave women the right to vote. This was just the starting point, as they began challenging society's roles for women. There was a culture that embodied this rebellion, called the Flapper culture.

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Flappers who enjoyed dancing and jazz music were referred to as “jazz babies”. The music of the 1920s included ragtime, blues, and jazz; all of which were considered to be an American art.2 However, it is jazz music that resonated most thoroughly with the flapper. Jazz was an extremely different type of music for this era in comparison to that of their parents. This new music was loud and sultry with innovative and unusual rhythms; it was seen as being a bad influence which led to an increase in the

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Jazz was a hit in the 1920s, African Americans were given credit for leading the jazz industry, the Jazz industry had an amazing impact on many other popular cultures. Jazz was the favorite type of music among the flappers. The Jazz age was known to be powered by the prohibition of alcohol.

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Jazz is a music era where the African Americans started to thrive. Before Jazz was made ragtime music played a role of introducing Jazz. When ragtime started to use improvisation in the music. Jazz originated in New Orleans in the early twentieth century. Jazz music was no longer considered ragtime by 1918; however, jazz was barley starting in 1895-1917.

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Women cut their hair, wore unrestrictive clothing (Flapper Dresses) and women and men spent their time dancing to Jazz music. The Swing Era or Big Band Era also brought a lot of changes to the individuals of this time. During this time Jazz music was the most popular music. This is the only time in history that this occurred.

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Louis was born in New Orleans where he grew up and learned to play the trumpet. He also learned to sing. Because of his long improvised solos, he inspired jazz so that long solos became an important part of jazz pieces and performances. (Cayton, 462) Armstrong was the king of jazz trumpet players. The new style that he created gave a voice-like quality to his horn. (Hakim, 58) Although Jazz was very popular itself, a majority of the fans and listeners were younger people. Flappers were commonly known during this time. They danced to the jazz music with a whole new style.

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The Jazz age provided freedom and an opportunity for African Americans to express themselves and display their talents in an effort to gain social and political equality. Catchy and unique jazz music drew in young audiences, both white and black. Jazz originated in the south, developing from blues and ragtime music with African Americans leading the development (All That Jazz). Jazz then spread to Chicago which would eventually become the center for jazz music in the north (Hardesty). African Americans experienced freedom in America in ways they never had before.

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Jazz can be seen as a personal language communicated by musicians and fuelled by his or her individual dreams, passions, emotions and desire. Jazz emerged in the United States during the early 1900s in New Orleans. Jazz music was influenced by the music of African slaves who were taken from Africa to work in the plantations of the southern United State. This is when they began creating different types of jazz styles such as Swing and Cool jazz which have both similarities and differences.

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Before the jazz era erupted, classical music was the common music people listened to. In the early 1900’s many people were religious and enjoyed the classical composers. As Jazz came along, it differed in many ways compared to classical music. Jazz was more upbeat and appealed to more party goers than classical music did. Jazz was generally looked down upon by the religious community due to their “vulgar and ungodly” lyrics and the lifestyle that came with it. Many women and men who enjoyed jazz were stereotyped as rebels against the traditional culture. Along with jazz came with dances such as the charleston and the peabody which were characterized as sexual and provoking. Classical music to jazz music was a huge transition in that time period

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     The music called Jazz was born sometime around 1895 in New Orleans. It combined elements of Ragtime, marching band music and Blues. What made Jazz such a different perspective of traditional music was its act of improvising. There was a widespread use of improvisation often by more than one player at a time. Songwriters would write the music down on a piece of paper, and then the Jazz musicians would try their best to play the music. Usually in a Jazz piece, musicians would use the song as a starting point to improvise around. Jazz musicians would play a familiar song to the audience, and by the time they were done with the piece they would stir up a totally different feeling away from the

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