February 20th, 2020 
your assignment is to explore the legacy of the black artist during the Harlem Renaissance in Harlem, New York. Please review the section in Chapter 14: The Modernist World on the Harlem Renaissance and then view these two videos on this movement in art, paying close attention to the sections on music. Then, you will need to choose one of the following artists to write about
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=90PTxdsqfsA
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLcDI3EZecbpBLAyA26jl8Q03yD2CxSdaL
Louis Armstrong
Duke Ellington
Benny Goodman
Harry James
Glenn Miller
Tommy Dorsey
Count Basie
Artie Shaw
Ella Fitzgerald
Bessie Smith
Billie Holiday
Fats Waller
Jelly Roll Morton
Willie Smith
Once you’ve chosen a musician, please explore his or her music in depth. In two pages, discuss your artist’s role in the Harlem Renaissance and the humanities. Please refer to the Files section for an assignment sheet with questions to get you started as well as the grading rubric for the assignment.
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