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JAZZ

Gumbo (Beginnings to 1917)

Jazz is born in the musical and social cauldron of New Orleans at the turn of the 20th century.

  • Original1/8/2001
  • JAZZ101

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The Gift (1917-1924)

During the tumultuous “Jazz Age,” the rhythms and spirit of jazz mirror the post-WWI world.

  • Original1/9/2001
  • JAZZ102

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Our Language (1924-1928)

Follow influential musicians, including Duke Ellington, who begins his career as jazz composer.

  • Original1/10/2001
  • JAZZ103

JAZZ

The True Welcome (1929-1935)

Amid the Depression, a new dance and a new kind of big band jazz begin to emerge.

  • Original1/15/2001
  • JAZZ104

JAZZ

Swing: Pure Pleasure (1935-1937)

Big band jazz—swing—becomes the most popular music in America.

  • Original1/17/2001
  • JAZZ105

JAZZ

Swing: The Velocity of Celebration (1937-1939)

As the Great Depression deepens, jazz thrives and the saxophone emerges as an iconic instrument of the music.

  • Original1/22/2001
  • JAZZ106

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Dedicated to Chaos (1940-1945)

Innovators take jazz in startling new directions in the US; in Europe, jazz is banned by the Nazis.

  • Original1/23/2001
  • JAZZ107

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Risk (1945-1955)

Jazz splinters into different camps: white and black, cool and hot, East and West, trad and modern.

  • Original1/24/2001
  • JAZZ108

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The Adventure (1955-1960)

As R&B and rock erode jazz’ audience further, the music nonetheless enjoys great creativity.

  • Original1/29/2001
  • JAZZ109

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A Masterpiece by Midnight (1961-Present)

Jazz becomes divided into “schools,” and the question of what is jazz and what isn’t rages.

  • Original1/31/2001
  • JAZZ110

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