Section 135-3

Jazz and Society Intertwined

Thesis: From the Swing Period of the 1920s all the way to 2012 jazz music has been intertwined with
society.
Overview: In my final paper, I'm going to look at the different ways jazz has affected society starting in
the 1920s all the way up through today. I will make references to historical events and how they relate
to the jazz of the time. I will talk about the jazz played in speak easies during prohibition as well as the
escapism of jazz during the Great Depression. Also I will talk about jazz's role in the civil rights
movement.
Bibliography:
1. Giddins, Gary, and Scott DeVeaux. Jazz. New York: W. W. Norton & Company Inc, 2009.
2. Jazz. DVD. Directed by Ken Burns, Arlington, VA: PBS, 2001.
3. Wynton Marsalis. CBS.com. Accessed February 29, 2012. http://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=7MMXDsCOqHA.
4. Hentoff, Nat. "How Jazz Helped Hasten the Civil Rights Movement." The Wall Street Journal,
January 15, 2009, http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123197292128083217.html (accessed
March 1, 2012).
5. Public Broadcasting Service. The Great Depression: History in the Key of Jazz.
http://www.pbs.org/jazz/time/time_depression.htm (accessed on March 1, 2012).