... opportunities. During the 1920s, musical culture changed when jazz won a wide following. Jazz music was a blend of West African and Latin rhythms, African American spirituals and blues, and European harmonies. Joseph "King" Oliver helped to spread jazz northward with his creation of the Creole Jazz Band. As this happened, white musicians began incorporating jazz into their music, while big bands, both ... movement in Harlem, New York, of African American actors, artists, writers, and musicians. During this time blues and religious songs became popular for many audiences with songs such ...

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