National Cuture and Jazz Music
Jazz music was first introduced to Americans originally in the New Orleans in the year 1915 by African Americans. Jazz music was a way for these African Americans to have some fun and forget about what they had and the discrimination that was found to be against them. With technology advancements such as radios and phonographs, it made it much easier to listen in the home, since they were common. Not only did American citizens just listen to the music of jazz, they also danced for entertainment, a type we call swing. Louis Armstrong and Bessie Smith for example, were big players in the jazz industry making new music, and improving sounds by creating bands and singing in them. During the 1920’s, many citizens would go to the movies and watch silent films; they were affordable because of the higher wages given to workers. These films made actors famous, such as Charlie Chaplin, a well-known and very popular comedian. Later on, movies started to come out with sound, and noise. The first movie with sound is called The Jazz Singer, which has music in sync with what is going on in the film. In Addition, Phonographs and radios became popular in the American culture, these entertainment pieces allowed for Americans to be able to listen to music, as well as dance along at a gathering. These radios also were a good source of communication, they were able to transfer news, or ideas to the listeners.