What was the mixing of Chicago Artists and the mixing of New Orleans based artists?

 How did this mixing occur and what did it represent?

New Orleans was a hot bed of jazz music during the late 1800's and during the early 1900's. Latinos that had once lived in Mexico and African Americans in Louisiana both contributed heavily to this early twentieth century jazz movement. However, many jazz musicians decided to make the move to Chicago. Why?

White musicians ended up leaving New Orleans for a much different reason than why Black musicians left New Orleans. White musicians ended up leaving so they could tap into a bigger economic market. White musicians felt that by moving to Chicago, they could be earning more money and tapping into a market that had a higher demand for jazz music (Goia, 44).

On the other hand, many of the black musicians who once were performing in Louisiana decided to move north to escape racism and suppression. During this time period, black people did not have the same rights as white people and they did not have the same abilities or social standing (Goia, 43). Therefore, they moved to Chicago to find a more tolerant and accepting place to explore the jazz scene.

One of the first interracial music events was "the collaboration between Jelly Roll Morton and the New Orleans Rhythm Kings, a chicago based unit of white Louisiana instrumentalists," (Goia, 44). This is well known as one of the first interracial mixings of jazz artists.

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