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The Harlem Renaissance Pt.3:
The City of Harlem and It’s Music
The Americans
Pg. 454-457
Vocabulary
 Renaissance: A new beginning; renewed their
lives.
 Harlem City: located in the Upper West Side
of Manhattan, New York
Main Idea
 Harlem Renaissance was a literal and
artistic movement celebrating AfricanAmerican culture. This made Harlem City a
crowded city. Jazz music was a big hit in
Harlem City. The Blues was one of the
rhythm that came out of Jazz music.
Timeline
 1920- Was born in New Orleans, Louisiana
where it was first played by an African
American Musicians.
 1922 – Lois Armstrong was discovered with
a great talent to play the trumpet which made
him famous in the jazz world.
 1927- Bessie Smith a female jazz singer was
the highest-paid black artist in the world.
Amusing Details
 Harlem was the largest black community in the
world ever seen. Harlem had people from Puerto
Rico, West Indies, Cuba, and ect. But, mostly
Harlem had African-Americans living there. So,
because of this Harlem is know as the capital of the
black America.
 Jazz music was played in a trios of instruments
which would be the trumpet, clarinet, and violin.
 Louis Armstrong played with the biggest band in
New York City which were Fletcher Henderson’s
band.
Amazing Facts
 Armstrong soon became the most influence jazz
musician in the jazz music.
 Edward “Duke” Ellington was a pianist and a
composer of jazz music. He led his orchestra to the
Cotton Club.
 Ellington was known to be one of American’s
greatest composer.
 Bessie Smith was the one of the few women that
singed blues and had an outstanding vocalist.
 Bessie Smith recorded black orientated labels that
were produce by major record companies.
Armstrong & Ellington
Bessie Smith
Picture and Music
Duke Ellington
Harlem Cultural map
Relating To The Present
Jazz music today has improve its sound
but still has the same rhythm and same
messages.
Harlem City is still one of the biggest
black community in Manhattan
References
 Danzer, G., Klor de Alva J,. Krieger, L., &
Woloch, N. (2003).
The Americans: Reconstruction to the 21st
century. Evanston: IL: McDougal- Littel
http://42explore.com/jazz.htm