The melting pot of New Orleans
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The Great Migration and the swing era
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Bebop and the birth of modern jazz
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Jazz travels across the globe
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sloane Congo Square
Down in Congo Square, down in Congo Square, the rhythm found its way!
sloane Cornetist Buddy Bolden is widely considered the first person to play the syncopated style that defined early jazz.
sloane Marching brass bands blended European instruments with African syncopation to create a vibrant new street music.
sloane Mix different instruments to discover how Creole culture shaped early New Orleans jazz.
Early jazz recordings: The first jazz recording was made in 1917 by the Original Dixieland Jass Band, an all-white group that copied Black musicians' styles.
A person of mixed European and African descent, especially in the Caribbean or Gulf States. In New Orleans, classically trained Creoles blended European traditions with African American blues to help birth jazz.
Which historical event in 1894 forced classically trained Creoles to collaborate with self-taught blues musicians in New Orleans?
What spelling was originally used for 'jazz' on early records like those of the Original Dixieland Jass Band?
What was the name of the rhythmic beat introduced by Buddy Bolden that skipped every second march beat?
Which instrument did early jazz bands adapt from military marching bands to play the basslines?