This powerpoint is about Jazz in the 1920s and the musicians back then.

2. Contents
Page One- What is Jazz?
Page Two- The Origins of Jazz
Page Three- Jazz in the 1920’s
Page Four- Famous Musicians
Page Five- More Detail on

3. 1) What is Jazz?
Jazz is a music genre that originated at the beginning of
the 20th century in African American communities in the
Southern United States from a confluence of African
and European music traditions.

4. 2) The Origins
of Jazz
In 1808 the Atlantic slave trade
had brought almost half a million.
Africans to the United States. The
slaves largely came from West
Africa and brought strong tribal
musical traditions with them. By
the 1920’s African music had
been sped up and played with
different instruments it now
became Jazz.

5. 3) Jazz in the 1920’s
Prohibition in the United States banned the sale of alcoholic drinks, resulting in
speakeasies which helped the role of Jazz. These meetings had dancers and
musicians that would commonly play Jazz. Jazz became very popular during this
time and after the prohibition was lifted it continued being the music of the era.

6. 4) Famous
Musicians
Some of the most famous
musicians of Jazz were Louis
Armstrong, Duke Ellington and
Bessie Smith. Louis was a
trumpeter, Ellington was a
composer, and Bessie was a
singer.

7. 5) More Details on Louis Armstrong
Born on August 4, 1901 in New Orleans US Louis played the trumpet at
age thirteen and continued through out his whole life. In Armstrong’s
professional career he was nicknamed Satchmo by his fellow musicians
and fans. Louis Armstrong had three main co-musicians who were Joe
“King” Oliver, Ella Fitzgerald, and Kid Ory. When Armstrong was 69 years
old he died in Corona, Queens, New York.

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Words
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