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Blues and Jazz
People of Jazz
Jazz Geography
The Impact of jazz
Vocabulary
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from the hardships experienced by African Americans
Where did blues and jazz come from?
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The Rolling Stones
What British band was heavily influenced by blues?
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In New Orleans
Where was jazz born?
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Between 1920 and 1940
When did jazz become popular?
100
a musical expression of the early hardships of African Americans
What does "blues" mean?
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as a distinct style of African American music, it began in the south.
Where did jazz begin?
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A jazz musician and composer who lived from 1915 to 1974
Who was Duke Ellington?
200
In the 1920s because many African Americans started to move.
When did Jazz start?
200
Erykah Badu and Black Eyed Peas
What current artists use jazz rhythms in their performances?
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a musical genre that originated in the beginning of the 20th century within the African American community
What does "jazz" mean?
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Lead Belly
Who was one of the first blues performers in the United States?
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He called it the purest expression of Amercian democracy.
What did Ken Burns call jazz? Or, who was Ken Burns?
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Chicago
What city became a new jazz center after many African Americans moved north for factory jobs?
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Soul, rock and rap
What music types have links to jazz?
300
A link or relationship
What does "connection" mean?
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They are often about loss.
What are blues songs often about?
400
Blues had a big influence on this rock musician.
Who was Elvis Presley?
400
New York, Chicago and Detroit
In what cities did the population of African Americans grow?
400
So many of these bands played in Europe where they were welcome.
Why did integrated bands play in Europe?
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give special importancne or prominence to
What does "emphasize" mean?
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They have a predictable, consistent structure.
What are blues songs like? What are blues songs?
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She sang jazz.
Who was Billie Holiday?
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In clubs and dance halls across the nation and around the world.
Where was jazz enjoyed? Where was jazz heard?
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Because whites usually earned more money and played in more popular locations.
How did the presence of white jazz musicians demonstrate the deep inequality between blacks and whites?
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When a musician makes music at that moment
What does "improvise" mean?