History of Jazz

1. Pianist Tommy Turpin writes Harlem Rag, the first known ragtime composition.

1.1. Circa 1892

2. The first piano rags appear in print.

2.1. Circa 1897

3. The first big year for Jazz starts around 1913-1914. The word "jazz" first appears in print. James Reese Europe records ragtime arrangements in New York with the first black ensemble to be recorded.

4. Ragtime music example. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ZPSDgew17c

5. In 1917, The classic era of ragtime ends.

6. In 1922, The Blues begins to spring into the mainstream when Blues singer Mamie Smith grows in popularity, recording twenty songs with her band The Jazz Hounds, which features saxophonist Coleman Hawkins.

7. Blues music example. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-7Cs210D4w

8. Trumpeter Louis Armstrong has a huge hit and pioneers scat singing with his first recorded original composition, "Heebie Jeebies", featuring his Hot Five in 1926.

9. Music examples. Early Jazz https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QdJPiInzdtI Swing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x5KfoBPEmCs Bebop https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NmGs5-rchwQ

10. In 1933, Duke Ellington and his orchestra begin their first tour of Europe.

11. As Jazz becomes ever popular, Louis Armstrong and Billie Holiday appear in the film New Orleans.