Essays on Jazz

The introduction of jazz began in the late 1800s and has continued to spread throughout history still today. In the beginning, women who played an instrument or even helped with the bands within their communities were not recognized. The first few important people recognized were...

Billie Holiday, born as Eleanora Fagan, was born in Philadelphia, on April 7th, 1915, and passed away at only 44 years old, on July 17, 1959 from drug addiction. She was a very well-known American jazz singer during her time. At age 10, Billie was...

Billie Holiday was an incredible influence on the development of jazz– though she lived a tragic and short life riddled with drugs, alcohol, financial struggles and a turbulent upbringing, her incredibly distinct vocal style and liberal use of improvisation influenced jazz singing and cemented her...

Found in the south-eastern area of Louisiana state in the USA and covering over both sides of the Mississippi River. New Orleans is famous for its cuisine, rich history, music and of course their festival event Mardi Gras but the most famous thing about the...

The Great Northward Migration, commonly called the Black Migration, was the movement of approximately 1.6 million African Americans out of the South between 1916-1940. The Great Migration was one of the largest and most rapid mass of internal moves in history. The factors that contributed...

I always thought when you brought the lovely present you bought why hadn’t you brought me more. This is a verse of Billie Holiday’s song named you turned the tables on me which perfectly describes the feelings of the audience when they used to listen...