What Made The Jazz Age Jazzy ? Peggy Snyder Capital High School August 11,1999

The decade of the twenties is often referred to as the “ Jazz Age’. However, the term has much as much to do with the jazzy atmosphere of the time as with the music! The Roaring Twenties

Jazzy Sounds Prohibition caused many of the jazz musicians to migrate north from New Orleans to Chicago Joe “King” Oliver” was one of the best His claim to fame was hiring Louis “Satchmo” Armstrong

Louis Armstrong Louis Armstrong is the greatest single figure in the entire history of jazz. The “Hot Five” seen here was one of the hottest groups of the twenties.

Jelly Roll Morton Jelly Roll Morton led one of Chicago’s most popular groups He was a piano player, band leader, and show business personality He got the name “Jelly Roll” because he rolled his fingers and his music was sweet

Symphonic Jazz George Gershwin wrote both classical and popular music He was the first composer to combine jazz and classical music with Rhapsody in Blue in1924. He followed with An American in Paris in 1928.

Jazzy Duds Flappers were typical young girls of the twenties, usually with bobbed hair, short skirts, rolled stockings, and powdered knees! They danced the night away doing the Charleston and the Black Bottom.

Jazzy Talk -Twenties Slang Flat Tire - a dull, boring person Gam - a girls leg Gin Mill - A speak easy Hooch - bootleg liquor Hoofer - chorus girl Torpedo - a hired gunman All Wet - wrong Berries - anything wonderful Bee’s Knees - a superb person or thing Big Cheese -an important person Bump Off - to murder Dumb Dora - a stupid girl

Twenty - Two Skidoo