Lois Long was only 29 years old when she wrote her “Doldrums” series for The New Yorker, but the chronicler of Jazz Age nightlife who once epitomized the flapper lifestyle felt much older given how much the world had changed in just a few short years. She was particularly appalled by ...
More recently, revisionist scholars of the immensely fertile period that encompassed both the Jazz Age and the Harlem Renaissance have corrected such narrow views, not only underscoring the conjoined contribution of musicians, writers, and painters of the period but acknowledging the vital cross-...
The Jazz Age refers to a period in the 1920s and early 1930s marked by rapid social, cultural, and artistic changes. Jazz music, both as a soundtrack and a symbol of rebellion, played a significant role in defining this era. Here’s what characterized the Jazz Age: ...
As one of the most prominent figures during the Harlem Renaissance, she played a crucial role in bringing jazz and blues to mainstream audiences. Known as "The Empress of the Blues," her powerful voice and commanding stage presence captivated listeners from all walks of life. Her groundbreaking...
The Jazz Age refers to a period in the 1920s and early 1930s marked by rapid social, cultural, and artistic changes. Jazz music, both as a soundtrack and a symbol of rebellion, played a significant role in defining this era. Here’s what characterized the Jazz Age: ...
The Harlem Renaissance came out of Jazz and the Jazz Age. Jazz grew out of ragtime, which was developed by James P. Johnson. Author F. Scott Fitzgerald named the time between the end of World War 1 to the Great Depression the Jazz age because of the cultural changes that occurred. Jazz...
From the very first page of Toni Morrison’s Jazz, set in Jazz Age Harlem, the novel’s unnamed narrator is confident that she understands her neighborhood perfectly. “Sth, I know that woman,” she boasts, sequestering herself in her room as she tells readers about Violet Trace, and her...
There is also the tragic story of the first great white jazz musician, cornetist Bix Beiderbecke, who would create some of the most poignant and melodic solos of his day and then die at age 28, from complications arising from his alcoholis-m. Burns touches on the Harlem Renaissance's ...