The First Decades of Jazz: Exploring Musical, Cultural, and Social Influences
on the Development of Jazz into the 20th century
Thursday, January 5, 2023
3:00 PM – 5:30 PM US EST
Location: Grand Salon
Many jazz histories present precursors of jazz only in very general ways. This research poster seeks to add greater detail and nuance to exactly how American musical traditions influenced the development of jazz. Earlier genres such as the blues, ragtime, brass and dance bands, minstrelsy, and vaudeville are investigated critically