As the largest non-coastal United States city, Chicago, Illinois was the major center for music in the midwestern United States, especially in the early 1900s, when the "Great Migration" of poor black workers from the South into the industrial cities brought traditional jazz and blues music to Chicago, resulting in the the urban variants Chicago blues and "Chicago-style" Dixieland jazz. The coast is defined as the part of the land adjoining or near the Ocean. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. The State of Illinois ( roughly ill-i-NOY is a state of the United States of America, the 21st to be admitted to the Union. See also Second Great Migration (African American The Great Migration was the movement of approximately seven million African-Americans out of the Jazz is an American Musical art form which originated in the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States The Blues is a vocal and instrumental form of Music based on the use of the Blue notes It emerged as an accessible form of self-expression The Chicago blues is a form of Blues music that developed in Chicago Illinois by taking the basic acoustic guitar and Harmonica -based Delta blues Dixieland or Dixie is a name for the southeastern portion of the USA; see Southern United States, Dixie. Jazz is an American Musical art form which originated in the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States In the past few years Chicago has also had a growing Hip-Hop and Rap industry. Hip hop is a cultural movement which developed in New York City in the 1970s primarily among African Americans and Latinos. Rapping (also known as emceeing, MCing, spitting, or just rhyming) is the Rhythmic spoken delivery of Rhymes wordplay and
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Prior to the 1929 stock market crash, Chicago was central to the music industry, and many of the important early jazz recordings were made in the area,[1] all prohibition-era forms of jazz could be found in Chicago speakeasys as far back as the early 1920s. The Wall Street Crash of 1929, also known as the ’29 Crash, the Crash of 1929, the Great Crash of 1929, the Great Crash of October 1929 Jazz is an American Musical art form which originated in the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States In the United States, the term Prohibition refers to the period from 1920 to 1933 during which the sale manufacture and transportation of alcohol for consumption A speakeasy was an establishment that surreptitiously sold Alcoholic beverages during the period of United States history known as Prohibition (1920-1933 The 1920s is sometimes referred to as the " Jazz Age " or the " Roaring Twenties " when speaking about the United States and Canada
Blues
- Further information: Chicago blues
Chicago Type Blues uses a variety of insturments in a more rock and roll type of music, insturments like electrically amplified guitar, drums, piano, bass guitar and sometimes saxophone or harmonica which is generally used in Delta blues, which originated in Mississippi. The Chicago blues is a form of Blues music that developed in Chicago Illinois by taking the basic acoustic guitar and Harmonica -based Delta blues Rock and roll (also known as rock 'n' roll) is a form of Music that evolved in the United States in the late 1940s and early 1950s with roots in mostly African An electric guitar is a type of Guitar that uses pickups to convert the vibration of its steel-cored strings into an electrical current which is made louder A drum kit (also drum set or trap set) is a collection of Drums Cymbals and sometimes other Percussion instruments such as cowbells The piano is a Musical instrument played by means of a keyboard that produces sound by striking steel strings with Felt covered hammers The electric bass guitar (also called electric bass, or simply bass; ˈbeɪs as in "base" is a Stringed instrument played primarily with the The saxophone (commonly referred to simply as sax) is a conical- bored transposing Musical instrument considered a member of the Woodwind A harmonica is a free reed Wind instrument which is played by blowing air into it or drawing air out by placing lips over individual holes (reed chambers or The Delta blues is one of the earliest styles of Blues music. Mississippi ( is a state located in the Deep South of the United States The music developed mainly as a result of the "Great Migration" of poor black workers from the South into the industrial cities of the North such as Chicago in particular, in the first half of the twentieth century. See also Second Great Migration (African American The Great Migration was the movement of approximately seven million African-Americans out of the The twentieth century of the Common Era began on
Jazz
The Chicago style
- Further information: Dixieland#Chicago style
The distinctive Chicago style of jazz originated in southern musicians moving North after World War I, bringing the with them the New Orleans "Dixieland" or sometimes called hot jazz. Dixieland or Dixie is a name for the southeastern portion of the USA; see Southern United States, Dixie. Jazz is an American Musical art form which originated in the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States See also Second Great Migration (African American The Great Migration was the movement of approximately seven million African-Americans out of the World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All New Orleans (nʲuːˈɔrliənz nʲuːˈɔrlənz French: La Nouvelle-Orléans) is a major United States port city and the largest city in Louisiana Dixieland or Dixie is a name for the southeastern portion of the USA; see Southern United States, Dixie. styles. [2] Louis Armstrong's recordings with his Chicago-based Hot Seven band (which included members of his New Orleans Hot Five) came out during this period. Louis Armstrong (August 4 1901 &ndash July 6 1971 nicknamed Satchmo or Sachimo and Pops, was an American Jazz Trumpeter Louis Armstrong and his Hot Seven was a Jazz studio group organized to make a series of recordings for Okeh Records in Chicago Illinois in May 1927 The Hot Five was Louis Armstrong 's first Jazz recording band led under his own name This style of playing was adopted by white musicians who favored meters of 2 instead of 4. The time signature (also known as " meter signature" is a notational convention used in Western Musical notation to specify how many beats [1] Emphasis on solos, faster tempos, string bass and guitar (replacing the traditional tuba and banjo) also distinguish Chicago-style playing from Dixieland. The double bass is the largest and lowest-pitched bowed String instrument used in the modern symphony orchestra. The guitar is a Musical instrument with ancient roots that is used in a wide variety of musical styles Mediatubaogg -->The tuba is the largest and lowest pitched Brass instrument. The banjo is a Stringed instrument developed by enslaved Africans in the United States, adapted from several African instruments
Important musicians in the Chicago style include Bix Beiderbecke, Eddie Condon, Bud Freeman, Benny Goodman, Gene Krupa, Frank Teschemacher, and Frank Trumbauer. Leon Bix Beiderbecke ( March 10, 1903 &ndash August 6, 1931) was an American Jazz Cornetist and composer as well Albert Edwin Condon ( 16 November, 1905 &ndash 4 August, 1973) better known as Eddie Condon, was a Jazz Banjoist Lawrence "Bud" Freeman ( April 13, 1906 in Chicago Illinois - March 15, 1991 in Chicago was a U Gene Krupa ( January 15, 1909 &ndash October 16, 1973) was an influential American Jazz and Big band Drummer Frank Teschemacher ( March 13 1906, Kansas City, Missouri - March 1 1932, Chicago) was an American Jazz Frankie (Tram Trumbauer ( 30 May 1901 &ndash 11 June 1956) was one of the leading Jazz Saxophonists of the 1920s and 1930s [1]
Hip Hop/Rap Style Music of Chicago
The Hip-Hop/Rap Music of Chicago or sometimes called Ch-town in the rap industry. Hip hop is a cultural movement which developed in New York City in the 1970s primarily among African Americans and Latinos. Rapping (also known as emceeing, MCing, spitting, or just rhyming) is the Rhythmic spoken delivery of Rhymes wordplay and Started to emerge on the scene in 2004 with Kanye West, who after his first album was nominated for Grammy Award for Album of the Year and won Best Rap Album. Kanye Omari West (ˈkɑnjɛj born June 8 1977 is a ten-time Grammy Award -winning American Rapper, Record producer and Singer. And continued with Lupe Fiasco in 2006, with his album Lupe Fiasco's Food & Liquor which was number one for the top selling Rap album. Wasalu Muhammad Jaco (born February 16 1982 better known by his Stage name Lupe Fiasco, is a Grammy -winning American rapper. Lupe Fiasco's Food & Liquor, commonly referred to as Food & Liquor, is the Grammy Award winning debut album of American Rapper And in 2007, Yung Berg landed in with his hit single "Sexy Lady". Christian Ward (born September 11, 1980) better known by his Stage name Yung Berg, is an American Rapper from " Sexy Lady " is the first single by rapper Yung Berg from his debut EP Almost Famous and later his debut full-length album All these albums began to expand Chicago's Hip Hop and Rap music of Chicago.
Chicago Jazz Festival
A few years after Louis Armstrong's death in 1971, on August 28, 1978 The Annual Chicago Jazz Festival began. The Chicago Jazz Festival is a popular and well-known four day free celebration of jazz in Grant Park in downtown Chicago Events 475 - The Roman General Orestes forces western Roman Emperor Julius Nepos to flee his Capital Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) The Chicago Jazz Festival is a popular and well-known four day free celebration of jazz in Grant Park in downtown Chicago In 2008 it will be held in the Millennium Park. Millennium Park is a public Park located in the Chicago Loop community area of Chicago within, United States.
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References
- ^ a b c *Owsley, Dennis C. The music of New York City is a diverse and important field in the world of music no American city has as central a place in music history as New York City Some of the most renowned musicians from New Jersey are Hoboken native Frank Sinatra, who was one of the most popular singers of the 20th century and The Four The music of New Orleans assumes various styles of music which have often borrowed from earlier traditions ; Owsley, Rosa B. . Jazz History: A Study Guide. Jazz Unlimited. Dennis C. and Rosa B. Owsley. Retrieved on 2008-03-22. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 238 - Gordian I and his son Gordian II are proclaimed Roman emperor. “Many southern blacks migrated to Chicago during and after World War I and the musicians migrated with them. World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All White Chicagoans developed a style based on what they heard the blacks play. . . . Most of the important early jazz recordings were made in the area. ”
- ^ Research Resources on Chicago and the Great Migration. The University of Chicago Library. Chicago Jazz Archive. Retrieved on 2008-03-22. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 238 - Gordian I and his son Gordian II are proclaimed Roman emperor.
External links
- Chicago Jazz Archive. The University of Chicago Library. Retrieved on 2008-03-22. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 238 - Gordian I and his son Gordian II are proclaimed Roman emperor.
- Spink, George. Chicago Jazz. Retrieved on 2008-03-22. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 238 - Gordian I and his son Gordian II are proclaimed Roman emperor. Book reviews
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