What was the Harlem Renaissance?

Jazz Essay Assignment
Answer each question with at least one paragraph for each question. Include the
question you are answering. Include the heading on your answer sheet, including
the date and citations. You will be graded on content and format.
1. What was the Harlem Renaissance?
2.
During the same time Duke Ellington, was building his reputation in New
York City. What was his relationship to the Harlem Renaissance and why
did he “refuse to accept racial limitations?”
3. Medin technology was important during this period. Radio and recording
started to blossom. Did this change jazz practices?
4.
Could jazz musicians play in the studio the same way they played in the
dance halls and nightclubs? Why?
5. Before bebop in the 1940’s, most jazz was dance music. What are the links of
jazz and dance music before 1940 and why was it so important in the 1920-
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