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The story of jazz

Chapter 1

The melting pot of New Orleans

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Chapter 2

The Great Migration and the swing era

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Chapter 3

Bebop and the birth of modern jazz

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Chapter 4

Jazz travels across the globe

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Master of The story of jazz

Ch 1 · The melting pot of New Orleans
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sloane Jelly Roll Morton and the written page

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Creole Jam Box

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sloane The sound of brass bands

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sloane The rhythms of Congo Square

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Down in Congo Square, down in Congo Square, the rhythm found its way!

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Buddy Bolden and the first jazz beat

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Fun Fact

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.

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The sound of brass bands

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Glossary
creole (noun)
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.

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Quiz

Which historical event in 1894 forced classically trained Creoles to collaborate with self-taught blues musicians in New Orleans?

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Gossip

Which instrument sounds the most like human laughter?

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Quiz

Who published 'Jelly Roll Blues' in 1915, the first published jazz composition?

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Quiz

In what year was the first jazz record ever made?

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Quiz

What spelling was originally used for 'jazz' on early records like those of the Original Dixieland Jass Band?

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Quiz

In which New Orleans location did enslaved people gather on Sundays to play music?

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What was the name of the rhythmic beat introduced by Buddy Bolden that skipped every second march beat?

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Quiz

Which instrument did early jazz bands adapt from military marching bands to play the basslines?

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Quiz

Which instrument did the early jazz pioneer Buddy Bolden play?

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