Term Papers on Jazz Is The Audible History Of Racial Integration In

Term Paper Title	Jazz Is The Audible History Of Racial Integration In
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Jazz

Jazz is the audible history of racial integration in

America. As a musical style it is distinguished by it's

emphasis upon improvisation, blues influenced tonality, and

syncopated swing rhythm. Created originally by African

Americans in the New Orleans area, jazz is an integration and

synthesis of European and African ideas. Euro-American culture

contributed concepts of sectional and different musical form,

functional harmony, metric rhythm (4/4 meter), and brass

instruments. Africa provided the example of different

improvation over structure and brought different music which

relates to jazz music.

The earliest recording identified as jazz were made in

1917 in New York by the Original Dixieland Jazz Band under the

leadership of Nick La Rocca. The members were white musicians

from New Orleans, playing in a style that they learned from

blacks in that city....

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