The Jazz Age

You like jazz?

1.
Origin
You like jazz?
 Origin

Originated in New Orleans

Then migrated to major
cities such as Chicago and
New York
Began right after WWI
 Origin

Birth of jazz is credited to African

Americans
Was modified to be socially
acceptable to middle class white
Americans
Jazz still facilitated the mesh of
African American traditions and
ideals
Became very popular in illegal
nightclubs during prohibition
 Origin

White performers were used for the

popularization of jazz music in
America
White performers were played more
often on the radio than African
American artists
African American jazz was played on
the radio more often in urban areas
than in the suburbs
2.
Influence
 Rebel Against Tradition

The youth used the influence of jazz as a way

to rebel against the old traditional ways of
previous generations.
 Flappers

When the night came, women in flappers engaged

the active city nightlife
Women Smoking

An activity that used to be reserved for men

quickly became popular among flappers.
Open Discussion About Sex

Never before has this dirty topic been

discussed in such openness
 Charleston

Charleston involves the fast-paced swinging of

the legs as well as big arm movements.
Charleston
3.
Artists
 King Oliver

An influential cornet player and leader of one

of the classic early New Orleans jazz bands
Canal Street Blues - King
Oliver
 Louis Armstrong

Armstrong's legend rose because of the New

Orleans style jazz that stove for a more
collective sound with all instruments playing
in harmony.
Dinah - Louis Armstrong
 Duke Ellington

He leaded a band at "The Club Kentucky" backing

the famous female 1920s musicians, singer Ava
Smith.
It don't mean a thing - Duke
Ellington
Cab Calloway

Calloway became one of the most popular

entertainers of the 1930s and '40s by mixing
scat with jazz
Jumpin Jive - Cab Calloway and
the Nicholas Brothers
4.
The Great Gatsby
 Basics

The Great Gatsby takes place during the

jazz age(1922)
It captures what society was like
during the jazz age
F.Scott Fitzgerald lived during the
jazz age and published The Great Gatsby
during the jazz age
 Gatsbys Parties

Gatsbys parties is what the jazz age

is all about
People werent invited, they just
showed up
Always very large and Gatsby didnt
worry about what it would
cost(stinginess was looked down upon)
 Materialism

During the jazz age a bigger emphasis

was put on wealth and possessions
Daisy is a prime example of materialism
in people of the time
People spent vast amounts of money on
things they didnt need
 Poverty

For this lifestyle and wealth to be

maintained people needed to be stuck
in poverty
The Valley of Ashes is an example of
the hopelessness of poverty
An East and West Egg cannot exist
without a Valley of Ashes
Thanks for
Listening!
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