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  2. 1920s in jazz - Wikipedia

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    In 1920, the jazz age was underway and was indirectly fueled by prohibition of alcohol. [5] In Chicago, the jazz scene was developing rapidly, aided by the immigration of over 40 prominent New Orleans jazzmen to the city, continuous throughout much of the 1920s, including The New Orleans Rhythm Kings who began playing at Friar's Inn. [5]

  3. List of 1920s jazz standards - Wikipedia

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    The first jazz artist to be given some liberty in choosing his material was Louis Armstrong, whose band helped popularize many of the early standards in the 1920s and 1930s. [ 5 ] Some compositions written by jazz artists have endured as standards, including Fats Waller 's " Honeysuckle Rose " and " Ain't Misbehavin' ".

  4. Jazz Age - Wikipedia

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    The Jazz Age was a period in the 1920s and 1930s in which jazz music and dance styles gained worldwide popularity. The Jazz Age's cultural repercussions were primarily felt in the United States, the birthplace of jazz.

  5. Oklahoma City Blue Devils - Wikipedia

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    The Oklahoma City Blue Devils was the premier American Southwest territory jazz band in the 1920s. [1] Originally called Billy King's Road Show, it disbanded in Oklahoma City in 1925 where Walter Page renamed it. [2] The name Blue Devils came from the name of a gang of fence cutters operating during the early days of the American West. [3] [4]

  6. 1920 in jazz - Wikipedia

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    “One can plausibly argue that the debate over jazz was just one of many that characterized American social discourse in the 1920s” (Ogren 3). In 1919, jazz was being described to white people as “a music originating about the turn of the twentieth century in New Orleans that featured wind instruments exploiting new timbres and performance techniques and improvisation” (Murchison 97).

  7. Swing music - Wikipedia

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    Swing music is a style of jazz that developed in the United States during the late 1920s and early 1930s. It became nationally popular from the mid-1930s. Swing bands usually featured soloists who would improvise on the melody over the arrangement.

  8. 1922 in jazz - Wikipedia

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    In 1922, the jazz age was well underway. Chicago and New York City were becoming the most important centres for jazz, and jazz was becoming very profitable for jazz managers such as Paul Whiteman. Whiteman by 1922 managed some 28 different jazz ensembles on the East Coast of the United States, earning over a $1,000,000 in 1922. [1]

  9. List of big bands - Wikipedia

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    While the Big Band Era suggests that big bands flourished for a short period, they have been a part of jazz music since their emergence in the 1920s when white concert bands adopted the rhythms and musical forms of small African-American jazz combos.