jazz
Where did jazz music originate
New Orleans
Blues music is characterized by ________ _________
repeating chords
What is Busking?
Singing, dancing, or performing in general on the streets for money
Where did musicals originate from?
theatrical Broadway area of New York City.
Within what community did jazz music originate?
The African American Community
1920s blues focused on…?
a twelve bar structure
Why did Bessie Smith start busking?
She grew up in poverty, and/or her parents died
Give one example of a composer.
George and Ira Gershwin, Cole Porter, and Irving Berlin
What are some of the things jazz music influenced?
fashion, dances, accepted moral standards, youth culture, and race relations.
What were the two things blues music spoke on?
the singer's personal troubles and the daily racial problems associated with being African American in the prejudiced and segregated South.
What was Bessie Smith’s first position in the Strokes troupe?
A dancer
What style of music was Broadway music inspired by?
Jazz
Jazz music was one of the first types of music to be culturally appropriated by the _________________________
White American Middle class
Who was “The Empress of Blues”?
Bessie Smith
What is Al Jolson credited as?
The most famous and highest-paid performer of the 1920s or The World’s Greatest Entertainer
What are three places jazz music would be played?
clubs, speakeasies, and dance halls
What type of performer was Al Jolson?
Vaudevillian, Blackface performer (any of the two)