11/3 NOLA Jazz Funeral
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Timothy Smith
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NOLA Jazz Funeral
How Culture Shapes Music
November, 3rd, 2020
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From Congo Square to Jazz....
Jazz started as Funeral Music
Why a funeral? It was the one tradition that all the cultures who settled in NOLA recognized
The different cultures made a NOLA Jazz Funeral a unique experience
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Open Ended
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The NOLA Funeral Starts With Mourning
A Funeral is held, usually in a church or religious building.
The person that passed is recognized through a speech and there's sadness and crying.
As the body is moved outside to begin its journey to the cemetery, it’s followed by loud wailing
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The First Line
Only family and close friends are allowed to join the First Line
On the way to the cemetery, the crying slowly becomes a celebration of life
The band follows with music played by: trumpet, trombone, clarinet, saxophone, tuba and drums (dixieland band)
The music is somber since they are close to church but has a marching band style
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The Second Line
As the First Line moves further from the church, the band switches to upbeat music. This begins the Second Line
This line is a full on celebration with dancing, clapping and singing
Anyone can join in the second line (family, friends, onlookers, tourists and others)
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Open Ended
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After the Funeral??
People wanted to dance to Dixieland Bands outside of a funeral setting
That demand created Street Performers who would play Jazz Music regularly in the streets during the day and in clubs at night.
Therefore creating the beginning of Jazz Music
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Where Did It Go From There??
Musicians began traveling away from the south bringing their Dixieland Jazz to cities like: Chicago, Kansas City, New York and beyond….
Over the decades Jazz music developed (or fused) into other styles of music that we know today
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Open Ended
NOLA Jazz Funeral
How Culture Shapes Music
November, 3rd, 2020
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