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 5. Close your eyes, listen, and drift off to a much simpler time. 

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 5. Close your eyes, listen, and drift off to a much simpler time. 

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Check out the place where Louis called home.

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Ready for a ride on the river? How about a through the French Quarter? A cup of chicory coffee and a sure sounds good about now. Maybe we could listen to some, too. Where can we do all this? The Big , of course!

"The Big " is a for the city of New Orleans. Located along the southern bayous of Louisiana where the mighty Mississippi River meets the Gulf of Mexico, New Orleans is an American city like no other.

New Orleans is famous for many things, including its French architecture , , , and annual Mardi Gras festival. In New Orleans, many cultures and languages collide to form one of the most cities in America.

So where did "The Big " come from? There are many theories on its . One of the earliest is that it's related to the rich of New Orleans. As a popular center for and blues , good musicians had a really time making a living in the clubs and restaurants of the city.

Musicians weren't the only ones who could easily find work in New Orleans, though. The city's size, coupled with its river trade and entertainment venues, allowed many people to find work. Moreover, the city's cost of living has often been relatively low compared to other major U.S. cities.

A comfortable standard of living combined with the usually relaxed and attitude of many of its citizens might have also led to "The Big " becoming a popular for New Orleans. For such a city, though, it probably won't surprise you to learn that it has several other popular nicknames.

Given the shape of the Mississippi River as it winds its way through and around New Orleans, the city also is often called the City. "America's Most Interesting City" can be found on the welcome signs at the city limits.

Because of the many movies and television shows filmed in the area, New Orleans is sometimes called Hollywood South. It also shares many cultural similarities with the Caribbean islands, leading some to call New Orleans "The Northernmost Caribbean City."

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Ready for a ride on the river? How about a through the French Quarter? A cup of chicory coffee and a sure sounds good about now. Maybe we could listen to some, too. Where can we do all this? The Big , of course! "The Big " is a for the city of New Orleans.

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3. Is Jazz music relevant to today's society

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3. Is Jazz music relevant to today's society

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You may be surprised to see the diverse

age groups who appreciate this style of music.

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Perhaps legend Louis Armstrong summed things up best when he said, "If you have to ask what is, you'll never know."

In the past 100 years, has continued to , led by brilliant musicians such as Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Charlie Parker and Miles Davis. Today, there are more than two dozen distinct styles, including traditional , swing, bebop, cool , fusion and rock.

A dictionary might define something like this: a style of American music known for its , , improvisation , distinctive tone, personal performance techniques and syncopated rhythmic patterns. But as any musician will tell you, is so much more than that.

In this way, can be seen as a personal language communicated by the musician and fueled by his or her individual dreams, passions, emotions and desires.

musicians tend to carve out their own sound and style. So, for example, trumpeter Miles Davis can sound very different from trumpeter Louis Armstrong.

Since musicians develop their own unique styles, you can listen to several different recordings of the same song, and each will sound different! musicians can turn a familiar song into something new with each new improvised solo.

Although improvisation creates great variety in , most is very rhythmic, possesses a forward momentum (called "swing") and uses expressive notes (called "blue" notes) that are slightly lower in pitch than those on the major scale. You will also often hear "call and response" patterns in , in which one instrument or voice answers another.

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Perhaps legend Louis Armstrong summed things up best when he said, "If you have to ask what is, you'll never know." In the past 100 years, has continued to , led by brilliant musicians such as Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Charlie Parker and Miles Davis.

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2. Watch the short bio video and reflect on these questions 

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2. Watch the short bio video and reflect on these questions 

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1. What adjectives would you use to describe Louis?

2. Can you relate to his situation of turning negative into something positive?

3.  Do you think Louis found jazz music or jazz music found him?

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1. Louis Daniel Armstrong.