MU239 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7: Bix Beiderbecke, Speakeasy

• School: Emerson College
• Department: Music (MU)
• Course: MU239
• Professor: Dr Eric Hofbauer

Document Summary

Born in davenport , low to a middle-class family of german origins. As a teenager he learned to play (even swing) by listening to black bands on. Helped to break down stereotype of race-related jazz style. Piano and origins hand like front line), improvised solos, swing (amstrong influence) Style: solo piano (one man hot jazz band-left hand like back line, right. Primary originator of the stride style of jazz piano playing. In 1911, he attended jelly roll morton"s performance in harlem and was. Jams p. johnson (feb 1,1894-nov 17,1955) inspired by the blues songs of the 20"s.