... an instructor who would teach him unimportant things and have him practice them for hours on end, he decided to do things his own way. He began to hang around Frank Holliday's hang out the Pool Room which was next to the famous Howard Theater. As well as being home to some of the best pool players in town it was ... ...

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... musicians took a more scholarly approach to the music, which may explain why the style had an aggressive and forceful feel to it. Some famous Chicago Jazz musicians include Benny Goodman, Frank Teschemacher, and Bud Freeman (Davis 112). Many new forms of Jazz developed in Chicago because of its numerous nightclubs and thriving night life. Chicago had many more clubs than New ... ...

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