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The Harlem renaissance Duke Ellington

The Harlem renaissance Duke Ellington. By josh offenberg,aka j live enjoy the jazz all . Duke ellington.com. Duke E llington is the individual I am researching

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The Harlem renaissance Duke Ellington

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  1. The Harlem renaissance Duke Ellington By josh offenberg,aka j live enjoy the jazz all 

  2. Duke ellington.com • Duke Ellington is the individual I am researching In what area (politics,arts,social) did your individual take part in and what work did they accomplish: Duke Ellington took part in a jazz club and is best remembered as having over 3,000 songs that he composed during his life time. His best known titles include “It don’t mean a Thing if it Aunt got that swing,sophistaced lady and mood indigo.

  3. What impact did your person have on African American culture • The impact that Duke had on African American culture was that to help give African Americans a good reputation he was so popular and liked.

  4. What are the lasting affect you're individual impact on American culture • Duke Ellington influenced millions of people both around the world and at home he played over 20,000 performances all over the world, including in America.

  5. Lasting effects • Duke Ellington influenced millions of people both around the world and at home. He played over 20,000 all over the world including in America

  6. Source: Wikipedia • Duke Ellington is the individual I am researching

  7. IN what area politics arts social did your individual take part in and what work did they accomplish • He was an American composer band leader and led jazz orchestra he made eight records in 1924 .

  8. WHAT IMPACT DID your person have on African American culture • He was in the arts, worked as a musician and stood out for the amount of songs he was able to record making him very prolific in his career

  9. What were the lasting affects youre individual had on american culture • He became the first African american to be circualted on a U.S. coin and memorials and music schools were named after him

  10. Duke ellingionbiography.com • The indiviudual I am researcing is Duke ellington

  11. Background • Duke ellingotn was born in 1829-1899 • Duke was born in washingtondc.usa • At the age of seven Duke Elllignton started taking piano classes his mom surroned him with dignified women to teach him elegance in the summer of 1914 while working as a soda jerk in the poodle café he wrote his first composition soda fountain rag Ellington then began performing sax in washington dc at private embassy partys and private society balls

  12. Background continued early music career • When Ellington's drummer was invited to join the Wilber sweat man orchestra in new york city Ellington made the fateful decision to leave his successful music career in Washington Dc and move to Harlem and ultimately become part of the Harlem renaissance They found an emrging jazz scene that was hard to crack and they played at rent house parties for income discouraged they went back to Washignton DC. Then they got a gig in new jersey in the exsclusive club in harlem and that gig let to fame and got them in to holllywood

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