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jazz age n
(Historical Terms) (often capitals) the. (esp in the US) the period between the end of World War I and the beginning of the Depression during which jazz became popular [popularized by F. Scott Fitzgerald (1896-1940) US novelist and short-story writer, who called a collection of his short stories Tales of the Jazz Age (1922)] ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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The Great War is over, the Jazz Age has begun, and Lilly Harrison's husband has fled to New Orleans, leaving her to face the dangerous bootleggers and narcotics dealers of Tampa. Gorgeously illustrated with black-and-white and color photographs and poster representations on almost every page, Django Reinhardt and the Illustrated History of Gypsy Jazz is the true story of a legendary figure in Gypsy Jazz, a music style that arose in the Jazz Age of the 1920's by blending the Romany violin and flamenco guitar with the trumpet and other jazz instruments. Walking in to the model apartment in the Olcott House feels a bit like walking back into the Jazz Age. |
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