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Jazz History
Where was jazz born? What was this place like?
New Orleans, Ethnically Diverse, Cosmipolitian
What was Congo Square? What happened there?
The square where black slaves were able to play music on Saturdays and Sundays
Who were Creoles of Color?
Lighter Skined decendants of french peoples
Minstrelsy reinforced what?
Racial Sterotypes
What is the “strange dance” that Wynton Marsalis speaks of?
Tension between Black and White Americans
What was the name of the first big minstrel hit?
Jim Crow
Ragtime drew from what other musical genres?
African Minstrials, Folk Songs, European Marches
What are some non-technical aspects of the blues?
Feelings
How are the blues about freedom?
recognize what pains you, gives liberation
