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Musician 1. Seeking jobs and a better way of life than that offered in the economically stagnant South, African Americans

began moving to northern cities during the early 20th century. Migration to urban centers

and an increase in jazz clubs and black publishing ventures were occurring in the

Caribbean and Europe as well.

http://teachers.sheboygan.k12.wi.us/tgentine/documents/HarlemRenaissance.pdf

2. Blues, Jazz

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(born April 29, 1899, Washington, D.C., U.S.—died May 24, 1974, New York, N.Y.) American pianist who was the greatest jazz composer and bandleader. One of the originators of big-band jazz, Ellington led his band for more than half a century, composed thousands of scores, and created one of the most distinctive ensemble sounds in all of Western music. Ellington grew up in a secure middle-class family in Washington, D.C. His family encouraged his interests in the fine arts, and he began studying piano at age seven. He became engrossed in studying art during his high-school years, and he was awarded, but did not accept, a scholarship to the Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, New York. Inspired by ragtime performers, he began to perform professionally at age 17. []