Jazz has influenced American culture by changing racial stereotypes and by becoming a symbol of revolt against established traditions. Jazz music not only changed racial perceptions about blacks in the United States but around the world. Jazz music helped to bridge the gap between different sections of American society, and unite people. Jazz music by its very nature was a revolt against the establishment. Jazz music became a symbol of revolt and change in the music landscape, and broadly showcases the American love affair with change and revolution. American culture today is influenced by “disrupters”, who dared to think differently and choose to innovate, and early American jazz musicians were some of the very first “disrupters” in the 20th century. Another idea that jazz music has ingrained into the American culture is a sense of wanting to stand out and not blend in with society, jazz musicians wanted to be individualistic and unique (Levine 19). Jazz musicians in small chamber music groups usually played solo choruses in their pieces, and this idea of individualism is a large part of the American identity; the idea of the individual and an
Jazz has influenced American culture by changing racial stereotypes and by becoming a symbol of revolt against established traditions. Jazz music not only changed racial perceptions about blacks in the United States but around the world. Jazz music helped to bridge the gap between different sections of American society, and unite people. Jazz music by its very nature was a revolt against the establishment. Jazz music became a symbol of revolt and change in the music landscape, and broadly showcases the American love affair with change and revolution. American culture today is influenced by “disrupters”, who dared to think differently and choose to innovate, and early American jazz musicians were some of the very first “disrupters” in the 20th century. Another idea that jazz music has ingrained into the American culture is a sense of wanting to stand out and not blend in with society, jazz musicians wanted to be individualistic and unique (Levine 19). Jazz musicians in small chamber music groups usually played solo choruses in their pieces, and this idea of individualism is a large part of the American identity; the idea of the individual and an