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Austin High Gang/South Side Chicago
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| http://www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org/pages/92.html | ||
| This short entry can provide a quick introduction to the young white musicians that became enamored of the "novelty" of jazz music. ( http://www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org/pages/92.html ) | ||
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| http://www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org/pages/27.html | ||
| From this same source, specific information is available regarding the growing population of African Americans in Chicago, similar to other northern cities during the large migrations in the early part of the century. Armstrong and Oliver are discussed in the context of the South Side, where the Austin High teenage white students used to go to hear the new sounds and defy the racial divide. For other related pages see: http://www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org/misc/showhistory.html ( http://www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org/pages/27.html ) | ||
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| South Side Chicago | ||
| Bix Beiderbecke's hometown has an annual festival celebrating his music and life. This is a sample of an online biography of him. ( http://ms.cc.sunysb.edu/~alhaim/index.html ) | ||
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| Frankie Trumbauer | ||
| Aside from the reliable Red Hot Jazz site and the PBS companion to the video series, "Jazz," this country music site has information on a number of jazz musicians and bands: ( http://www.cmt.com/artists/az/trumbauer_frankie/bio.jhtml ) | ||
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| Jazz Age | ||
| From a site boasting over 400 professional writers and free online courses, there are quite a few articles on jazz history. This sample article discusses the shift to Chicago from New Orleans. This site also discusses some of the players who later became famous that either were influenced by or came from Chicago's South Side. http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/jazz/71675/1 ( http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/jazz/71673 ) | ||
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| http://www.btinternet.com/~dreklind/threetwo/Biograph.htm | ||
| This site is entitled "Jazz Age Biographies and includes a few movie stars of the period as well as musicians: ( http://www.btinternet.com/~dreklind/threetwo/Biograph.htm ) | ||
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| http://bixography.com/images2/photogallery.htm | ||
| Reproductions of photos and other memorabilia from this era are all over this site, including information related to Bix and Whiteman. ( http://bixography.com/images2/photogallery.htm ) | ||
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| http://www.nfo.net/usa/JO4.html | ||
| For details on specific, mostly white, bands from Chicago, under the aegis of "Dixieland," from a site devoted to swing jazz, see: ( http://www.nfo.net/usa/JO4.html ) | ||
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| http://www.pbs.org/jazz/places/places_chicago.htm | ||
| Again, PBS is a recommended source; this page includes the lively first hand account writing of the famous Studs Terkel. ( http://www.pbs.org/jazz/places/places_chicago.htm ) | ||
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| http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/1920's_America.htm | ||
| See a short discussion of this dramatic era from the perspective of a Brit. ( http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/1920's_America.htm ) | ||
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| http://faculty.pittstate.edu/~knichols/jazzage.html#flapper | ||
| This site has so many related links, it may take a while to get through the initial fairly brief introduction to the Jazz Age. From Pittsburgh State University, it is one of the most thorough online resources for the era. ( http://faculty.pittstate.edu/~knichols/jazzage.html#flapper ) | ||
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| Benny Goodman | ||
| Fairly detailed biography of this very important swing bandleader and instrumentalist who made Jazz a household word. ( http://ldlouis.us/goodman.htm ) | ||
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| Paul Whiteman | ||
| From this search site you can find quick thumbnails sketches of styles and people important to jazz. Here is the search result for Whiteman from an encyclopedia of pop culture. A slightly more involved biography here also offers information on related musicians of more than this era. http://www.parabrisas.com/d_whitemanp.php ( http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_g1epc/is_bio/ai_2419201296 ) | ||
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| Boogie Woogie | ||
| This page has links to a large number of articles by a wide variety of musicians and writers on this influential musical style still creating players devoted to it. ( http://www.colindavey.com/BoogieWoogie/articles/ ) | ||
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| http://www.streetswing.com/histmain/z3booge1.htm | ||
| This dance site again yields background information on various musical styles and their important relationship to dance. It includes reproductions of the sheet music. Definitely a source to return to for the next Swing Era chapter as well: ( http://www.streetswing.com/histmain/z3booge1.htm ) | ||
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| http://www.redhotjazz.com/eho.html | ||
| Musical samples of influential pianist from the early Armstrong recordings of this time, Earl Fatha Hines online. ( http://www.redhotjazz.com/eho.html ) | ||
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Harlem Renaissance
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| http://northbysouth.kenyon.edu/1998/music/harlem-page/harlem-page.htm | ||
| For interesting results of a grant to study black migration, see ( http://northbysouth.kenyon.edu/1998/music/harlem-page/harlem-page.htm ) | ||
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| http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/content/3654/ | ||
| The Kennedy Center has collected some excellent lessons plans for teachers including this one that incorporates an exercise in rhythm and improvisation in the context of jazz, poetry and the Harlem Renaissance. See also: http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/exploring/harlem/classroommain_text.html http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/exploring/harlem/themesmain_tex http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/exploring/harlem/artsedge.html ( http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/content/3654/ ) | ||
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| http://www.harlem.org/ | ||
| Even this record label has sections on the various eras and settings for jazz. ( http://www.harlem.org/ ) | ||
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| http://faculty.pittstate.edu/~knichols/jazzage.html#harlem | ||
| From this page you can access similar useful resources on the Harlem Renaissance ( http://faculty.pittstate.edu/~knichols/jazzage.html#harlem ) | ||
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| Okeh Records | ||
| This is an interesting sight devoted to historic recordings. ( http://www.mainspringpress.com/okeh.html ) | ||
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