Slavery, Jim Crow, the Jazz Age, political corruption ... The broader purpose was to look at jazz as a pointer on the timeline of events. As a map—like the music—it leads to some unfamiliar places. In ...
For instance, the era American historians call "antebellum" (roughly 1815-1861) holds much of interest to researchers looking for the deep roots of jazz. There was one condition that had to be met for ...
In 1925 the Jazz Age was in full swing. It was the year Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington made their first recordings.The Phantom of the Opera opened at movie theaters. The Ku Klux Klan marched ...
In 1925 the Jazz Age was in full swing. It was the year Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington made their first recordings.The Phantom of the Opera opened at movie theaters. The Ku Klux Klan marched ...