Dangerous Rhythms: Jazz and the Criminal Underworld

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Dangerous Rhythms: Jazz and the Criminal Underworld

“Every civilization is known by its culture and jazz is America’s greatest contribution to the world – it is our ‘classical’ music.”  – Tony BennettBeethoven, Bach and Mozart, along with other great classical music composers, had patrons, usually wealthy princes who took great pride in displaying “their” musician and his works.In the first years of the 20th century, jazz, music deeply rooted in the Black experience, grew in popularity among both…