The stream of hot jazz was popular up to the beginning of the 1930s. Hot jazz also created many blends when it mixed together with other musical genres such as blues or ragtime. This stream was later carried out of the region of New Orleans and spread all over the country. This approach originally appeared in the beginning of the 1900s right in the area were Armstrong came from – New Orleans (Teichroew, par. Louis Armstrong’s special style is also described as “hot jazz”. He did a lot of touring around the United States and Europe during the times of Great Depression. It took Armstrong a lot of effort to keep his work and popularity going. The Great Depression of 1930s also influenced Armstrong, he lost several jobs, moved to Los Angeles and was taken to jail for marijuana possession. Besides, the high rate of criminal activity in the country led Armstrong to the incident that happened in 1912 when he fired a pistol in the air during the New Year’s Eve celebration and was arrested for that. Louis Armstrong faced a lot of difficulties finding an employment during the times of the War. Liquor prohibition that was active at that period of time in the United States did not stop Bix Beiderbecke from consuming large portions of alcohol, having a drinking addiction and becoming ill. Bix’s parents did not approve of his desire to join musical career and sent him to military school, which affected his education, as a result Bix had problems trying to find a job, as his theoretical musical skills and knowledge were poor. It was accompanied by great dangers, increasing level of crimes, disturbing social situations, multiple waves of immigration to the United States. First of all, in 1917 the First World War burst out. Political and social conditions, which occurred during the lifetimes of both musicians, were poor and difficult. Both talents are admired and copied by the followers. Both Armstrong and Beiderbecke are still very famous in the world of jazz music, their styles are easy to recognize due to many peculiarities and special traits. The young musician got under the influences of multiple people before becoming well known and creating a massive impact of his own. Armstrong enjoyed playing together with many well known jazz musicians one of them was Joe Oliver (Armstrong, Louis, par. Today jazz is well known as the genre mainly played by the musicians of African-American origin, and Bix Beiderbecke is still famous for being an outstanding white guy, who played fantastic jazz music. The band consisted only of white men and they played within the musical style started by the African-Americans, yet they claimed to be its inventors. This statement reflects such important feature of the social conditions of that time as racism. They announced themselves as “the creators of jazz” (Original Dixieland Jass Band, par. Bix spent his best years with Whiteman’s Orchestra, earned a lot of money and admiration, but the fame encouraged his drinking and soon he got delirium tremens, which slowed down his career.īix Beiderbecke’s style and career were influenced by a well known band of that time called Original Dixieland Jass Band. Bix’s famous solo piece called “In a Mist” was recorded together with Frankie Trumbauer’s Orchestra.
He quit that Orchestra and soon joined Original Dixieland Jass Band, but he did not stay with them long, he was fired for his lack of musical education. His first records were made together with Wolverine Orchestra. Bix was a raw talent, but he never learnt to read the music properly (Leon “Bix” Beiderbecke, par.
He earned recognition because of his special talent for improvisation and his pure and cheerful tone. His first records appeared in 1920s and 1930s, then his tours started and his fame grew.īix Beiderbecke lived a short life due to his heavy drinking. Armstrong moved from band to band and from city to city trying to fit into different groups, where he had to stay in the shadow of more famous musicians. The start of this musician’s popularity happened during the beginning of the World War I in New Orleans.Īrmstrong learned and improved his musical skills and the abilities to read music while he worked as a member of a riverboat band. Armstrong appeared in many films, wrote autobiographies and was loved and admired for his very special voice and singing style (Daniels, par. Armstrong played an important role in the process of development of jazz music.
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