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Tap your toes to Dixieland Jazz all summer long

May 19, 2011 by  
Filed under blues history

Tap your toes to Dixieland Jazz all summer long
On Saturdays through September , the Naples Jazz Masters will present “A Celebration of Dixieland Jazz” at the Norris Center at Cambier Park. They aren’t the biggest jazz band in the area; its members number only six or seven, depending on the day. Nor are they the [...]

How did Jazz, Blues, and Folk Music affect American society in the 1920s-1930s?

May 11, 2010 by  
Filed under blues history

Effectively discuss the cultural, political and economic effects Jazz, Blues and Folk music had on American society in the 1920s and 1930s. Be sure to include a thorough discussion of the cultural history of the times and how each form of music dramatically shifted the social, political and economic landscapes of American History. [...]

Hear great jazz, get some history in Kansas City, Mo.

March 23, 2010 by  
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Hear great jazz, get some history in Kansas City, Mo.
Standing at the corner of 18th and Vine in Kansas City, music surges through the night air, filling the streets with a spirit that enthusiasts and artists say can’t be experienced anywhere else in the world.
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Find Your Groove with Motor City Jazz and Blues

January 25, 2010 by  
Filed under Top Blues Bars

Detroit City in the early 1900s was a pulsing industrial center, surrounded by sprawling steel and automotive plants. Jobs were plentiful and workers were needed. During that labor wave, thousands of African Americans from the south flocked to Detroit, seeking work and a better life. With them, they brought the Blues.

The music spoke of the [...]

What is the history and culture of Blues and Jazz music?

December 1, 2009 by  
Filed under blues history

im not good with this stuff so D;
please help.
thannnnnnnkyou.

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