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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]
Annette Sanders (born 1937 or 1938) [1] Tommy Sands (born 1937) Natalie Sandtorv (born 1988) Marit Sandvik (born 1956) Diane Schuur (born 1953) Hazel Scott (1920–1981) Jimmy Scott (1925–2014) Gil Scott-Heron (1949–2011) Janet Seidel (1955–2017) Gunhild Seim (born 1973) Nina Shatskaya (born 1966) Ian Shaw (born 1962) Marlena Shaw (born ...
“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).
20 Saxophone. 21 Trombone. 22 Trumpet. 23 Tuba. ... This is a list of jazz musicians by instrument based on existing articles on Wikipedia. Do not enter names that ...
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.
The Jazz Singers: A Smithsonian Collection of Jazz Vocals from 1919-1994 is a box set containing five CDs released by the Smithsonian Institution in 1998. It is organized thematically, rather than chronologically.
7 – Paul Weeden, American-born Norwegian jazz guitarist (died 2011) [3] 8 – Bobby Tucker, American pianist and arranger (died 2008). 11 – Osie Johnson, American drummer, arranger and singer (died 1966). 12 – Tito Alberti, Argentine drummer (died 2009). 20 – Nora Brockstedt, Norwegian singer (died 2015).
Marion Harris (born Mary Ellen Harrison; March 25, 1897 – April 23, 1944) was an American popular singer who was most successful in the late 1910s and the 1920s.She was the first widely-known white singer to sing jazz and blues songs.