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Use these Music History videos entitled The History of Jazz Music in America to study the beginnings of jazz from the turn of the century to the soulful modern sound of the 1960s.

Use our 4 online educational videos to trace the beginnings of jazz from the honky-tonks of New Orleans at the turn of the century, to its golden age in Chicago, to the dance halls of New York City in the 1930s and 1940s - decades when swing was king and the big band sound was all the rage. Follow the aggressive bebop sound of the 1940s, the cool jazz of the 1950s, and the soulful modern jazz introduced in the 1960s.

Learning Objectives:

Trace the history of jazz from the turn of the century to the 1960s, with a special focus on swing and cool jazz and the development of traditional jazz in New Orleans and Chicago.
Study the unique role played by jazz in shaping American culture.
Gain insight to the lives, times, and music of some of jazz's greatest figures.
Examine the role of black musicians in the history and development of jazz.