December 2nd, 2009 4:13 am
How did jazz effect America and it’s history and the 20th century? Especially the 1920s?
Tags: 20th, Century, During, Early, Economic, Influence, Jazz, Social, Times
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December 2, 2009 at 9:46 am
its the other way around. jazz, which was seen as the devils music by the traditional members of society, appealed to the younger ‘flapper’ generation. it made people less conservative, and as a predominantly black music, it mared a shift in the barrier of racial segregation throughout the us. it also epitomized the feelings of the time, and after the dissillusionment of ww1, a hedonistic lifestyle became pronounced, and people like louis armstrong and ferdinand morton gained fame. also during the prohibition era, jazz became a sort of emblem, and was a used throughout illegal speakeasies (bars). in summary, it showed the change from a conservative and olde-fashioned to a more modern america