... . Jazz origin date back to the 1890's, created in the heart of New Orleans by mainly those of Afro-American descent. Early exponents of this dance music were Jelly Roll Martin (a blues player) and Scott Joplin (ragtime). The terms "Jazz" and "Jazz Band" first surfaced in the year ... popular throughout the whole nation. After World War I, Jazz music had evolved and was aided by the development of the recording industry. The small dance band ensemble grew into the larger orchestra known as the "Big Band". The music of the Big Bands became known as "Swing." Two of ... popular. This music...

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... occupies a much smaller span of time. Its origins are found in the early 1900s as some dance band leaders in the southern U.S. began playing music that combined ragtime and blues. Early exponents of this dance music were Jelly Roll Martin and Scott Joplin, who were both blues players. The terms "Jazz" ... in precise ways. Jazz music became more of a passed on tradition that a musician learned through interaction with other players. In a similar way, the modern Jazz musician must rely on previous recordings to get a feel for the style and technique which one desires to learn from. As a m...

• Word Count: 1887
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• Grade Level: High School

... Battlefield" where knife fights and guns play were common. At the age of about seven he moved to black Stormville, back with his mother and his sister. Stormville consisted of dance halls honky tons and brothels. It was an entertainment district like London's Soho. He grew up with music all around him, so he could hear music from outside his house ... father's request and for all practical reasons his childhood was over. He moved back in with his mother and started playing music again. He played back in the old neighborhood dance halls and saloons that were run by gangsters. Then in 191...

• Word Count: 1911
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• Grade Level: High School

... was no longer being performed by solo pianist. Small orchestras, military bands and piano-banjo combos were among the earliest recordings of Ragtime, which added elements that alluded to popular dance bands of the Dixieland, New Orleans and Swing styles yet to be developed. An individual musical voice was being established in America, it was an exciting era of development and ... sweet bands for example the bands of Glenn Miller, Wayne King, Freddy Martin and Guy Lombardo. Many listeners so not make distinctions between the two. They considered all the big dance bands to be swing bands....

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