New Orleans- Jazz in the 1920s to 40s
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French Quarter
- started to emerge from 1900 onwards
- from marching bands
- mixture of Creole songs from African-Americans with brass band characteristics
- 1920 swing emerged-guitar got introduced
- dancing played an important role
- original city centre
- more jazz clubs for the upper class
- jazz tourism slowly emerged
History of Jazz in New Orleans
- located on the west coast at the Mississippi River Delta
- approximately 160km inland from the Gulf of Mexico
- biggest city in Louisiana
- was an important port city for slave trade
Location
- red light dirstrict of New Orleans
- many bars, clubs and brothels where musicians worked
- few cabarets where jazz was performed
Louis Armstrong
Storyville
Impacts on the city
- Tourism
- Emerging of real jazz-clubs
- Creation of idols
- Formation of a lively jazz scene
- building of hotels and tourist-oriented commercial properties
- gentrification of former run down areas