A listen to jazz
Title:
A listen to jazz
Author:
ISBN:
9781621698807
9781621697756
Physical Description:
24 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.
General Note:
Includes index.
Contents:
America's music -- The sounds of jazz -- Congo Square -- Jazz in America's history -- Jazz today -- Glossary -- Index -- Websites to visit -- About the author.
Reading Level:
850 L Lexile
Summary:
Jazz is a uniquely American art form. This popular style of music sprang from post-slavery African-American culture, as children of slaves settled in big cities. They began to fuse their musical heritage with the influences of their new surroundings, and the result is still felt in the music we know as jazz today.
