Jazzing up the Music World!

Jazz was a PHENOMENAL addition to the music realm. The Jazz genre found its beginnings when the world was expanding. I say this because the world was start to diversify, and actually start to learn and respect other cultures and ethnicities. Although greatly underrepresented and underprivileged at the time, African Americans brought forth such a rich cultural and "soulful" passion for art. This can been originally heard in many of the songs that were song as they worked in the field, (unfortunately coined "slave songs"). These tunes were filled with songs about their heritage, as well as talk about hope and freedom. And what intensified the meanings was that these songs were sung not just from the heart, but from their souls. These songs were the musical embodiment of everything that was being felt at the time.

These soul from these songs, mixed with the cajun spice that was held in Louisiana at the time, and a hint of African Tribal beats gave the explosion of Jazz. This was an entirely new form of rhythm and movement that the music world had never heard before. And there was never a doubt, that this music was catchy and was what the world wanted to hear. Although originating from the rag-time music, and the Vaudeville themed music, Jazz soon spread across the US with big bands forming all over, especially in New York. Harlem seemed to become the epicenter of Jazz. Regular night clubs had jazz nights, that flourished with lounge singers and booze.

Soon though the Jazz world was split! WHAT?!??! How could anything so rich get any better you say?  Unfortunately, the "Roaring Twenties" came to a screeching stop as the economy crashed and literally terrified all. An emphasis on art was lost, and it became more about finding money and work. THe soul of Jazz was then transformed into the meaningful Blues, that again exploded out of Harlem in New York. Although sometimes depressing, the Blues gave meaning to the confused public, and was even more meaningful as a time to express the pain and sorrow of what was happening to them.