Jazz is considered the most significant, influential and innovative music to emerge from the United States. New Orleans, Louisiana, is widely known as the birthplace of jazz.
Jazz can make the listener feel happy or sad, mellow or energetic. Jazz can sound loud or soft. Performers of jazz improvise and create music as they play.
Jazz has its roots in the nineteenth century. In the late 1880’s, African Americans began to develop new forms of music. They created blues music from the gospel music and sad songs of their years in slavery. From the blues came the first true jazz music. Th is happened during the early 1900’s in Louisiana.
Classic, traditional or Dixieland jazz came out of the music originating in New Orleans.During the 1920’s, jazz continued to gain popularity. Louis Armstrong became famous for his performances on the trumpet and for his unusual voice. Louis Armstrong became one of the most influential and loved U.S. jazz musicians. Historians call the 1920’s the Golden Age of American Jazz.
As time passed, a jazz form called “swing” became very popular in America. People danced to swing music until after World War II.
Benny Goodman led one of America’s most successful swing bands.People called Goodman “Th e King of Swing.” Goodman also presented black and white jazz musicians playing together for the first time.
爵士樂被認為是從美國湧現出來的最重要、最有影響力和最創新的音樂。路易斯安那州的新奧爾良是眾所周知的爵士樂的發源地。爵士樂可以使聽者感到快樂或悲傷、圓潤或精力充沛。爵士樂聽起來可以響亮或柔和。爵士樂演奏者在演奏時即興創作並創作音樂。爵士樂起源於十九世紀。在 1880 年代後期，非裔美國人開始發展新的音樂形式。他們從福音音樂和他們在奴隸時代的悲傷歌曲創作藍調音樂。第一個真正的爵士音樂從布魯斯誕生了。這發生在 1900 年代初期的路易斯安那州。經典、傳統或迪克西蘭爵士樂源於起源於新奧爾良的音樂。在 1920 年代，爵士樂繼續流行。路易斯·阿姆斯特朗因演奏小號和不尋常的聲音而聞名。路易斯·阿姆斯特朗 (Louis Armstrong) 成為最有影響力和最受喜愛的美國爵士音樂家之一。歷史學家稱 1920 年代為美國爵士樂的黃金時代。隨著時間的推移，一種叫做“搖擺”的爵士樂形式在美國變得非常流行。人們隨著搖擺音樂跳舞，直到二戰結束。本尼古德曼領導了美國最成功的搖擺樂隊之一。人們稱古德曼為“搖擺之王”。古德曼還首次展示了黑白爵士音樂家一起演奏。
