Jazz was the music of the 1920s. It was the best display of black musical talent the world had ever seen. Originating with musicians in New Orleans, Louisiana, the sound soon spread across the country. Jazz grew out of ragtime and Dixieland music and...

The Jazz Age describes the period from 1918-1929, the years between the end of World War I and the start of the Roaring Twenties; ending with the rise of the Great Depression, the traditional values of this age saw great decline while the America stock...

Thousands of demonstrators shimmied down Broadway in the rain Saturday in an extravagant, ecstatic protest against the city's 80-year-old cabaret laws, which ban dancing in eating and drinking establishments that lack special licenses.There was swing, ballet, tango, tap, salsa, samba, contra, clogging, moshing, hula hooping...

POP! WHY BUBBLES ARE GREAT FOR THE ECONOMYBy Daniel Gross Collins, 232 pages, $22.95 Daniel Gross’ counter-intuitive argument goes something like this: Grand visionaries, or possessed business people (though it’s sometimes hard to distinguish the two), come up with a brilliant idea—be it the telegraph...

The Book-Cadillac Hotel was the epitome of glamour when it opened its doors in 1924. The world's tallest hotel, it boasted an opulent, Italian Renaissance-inspired design. Over the years it hosted presidents, Hollywood stars and infamous gangsters.But after a 60-year run, the declining metropolis could...

Compiled as testament to the “belief in the story as a system of knowledge,” E.L. Doctorow’s book of essays provides a superb overview both of American literature and of the themes the author has taken up over his long and prolific career. Like his earlier...

In the following essay, Harding discusses the jazz criticism and theories of Theodor Adorno, which he then applies to Ralph Ellison's novel The Invisible Man.

In the following essay, Malcolm discusses Jack Kerouac's use of jazz and the deeper influence of African-American culture in his novel On the Road.

In the following essay, Sherard traces the cultural significance of Baldwin's use of jazz music in his short story “Sonny's Blues.”

The actions of the younger generation during the Jazz Age shocked the older generation and began a social revolution. F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel, This Side of Paradise, exposed the actions of the younger generation and helped to begin the Jazz Age.

The Jazz Age- the 1920's

This essay explains how four events relate into different time periods: the Jazz Age and the Great Depression.