Jazz Musician in Europe

Article Review of "Jazz Musicians in Europe- 1919 to 1945"
African American jazz musicians have made their strong place in the music world and were greatly revered for their style. The author of the selected article explores these very jazz musicians' influence on world culture and politics from World War 1 until World War 2. The author argues that jazz had been bringing in the cultures of Europe, America, and Germany together while it was the politics that had been segregating them differently.
The author has given the support of evidence from historical times, specifically from the ending of World War 1 till the ending of World War 2, where the significance of jazz and its musicians kept on deteriorating due to their color and racial backgrounds. They were mistaken for being Blacks, and Negros were not welcomed in American societies. Similarly, they were even not hailed by the Germans since they connected the Jews with Blacks and exhibited the "consequence of the inability of the losers of World War 1 to come to terms with a compromising colonial past" (Ross).
The author's research method reviews the historical period of a particular era and mentions the most popular jazz artists chronologically. Primary research has been used since he has presented indications with his facts. He has somewhere used secondary research where he cited publications and articles from other scholars; however, the use of primary sources in citations from artists has been included.
The provided evidence supports the thesis that states jazz's influence on the world's culture and politics on the selected epoch. It started from the end of World War 1 where Germany had lost its position and was entirely against the Americanisms. They believed jazz as a part of the dominance of American culture and thus wanted to stop it. France accepted jazz, but it also changed with the changing political scenarios during 1939 when World War 2 was about to happen.
Since Americans did not like the Blacks and kept them at lower levels of their society, jazz musicians like Bushnell mentioned that they had to use back stairs to enter the clubs or face severe American ignorance. At the same time, they played as Americans did not care whether they were playing saxophone or telephone. The 1853 publication made claims parallel to these when Germans corroborated Blacks' link with the Jews and equally bashed them just for being so.
They thought jazz provided sexual hunger and connected this theme to Americans when Eugenics originated in the said country. However, in 1938, people from the Nazi regime started to voice their dislike for jazz more than Hitler himself; they became a source of laughter due to the backfiring of their plan. The jazz musicians capitalized on German administrative holes. They started to gain back their position among German soldiers in the middle of 1943 when Germany was less resistant to jazz, depicting this music style's victory rather than that of the Third Reich. Hence, the cultural acceptance of jazz and alterations in political scenarios were seen throughout this era, supporting the author's thesis.
This study's implications for future research can investigate particular musical styles and their impacts on political modification on a global level. With ever-increasing globalization, the amalgamation of artists from different cultures could shape the way governments have to form their policies for allowing foreign artists into their own country. The influence the foreign music and artists generate within the American societies could be of interest as well. The overarching perspective of whether foreign music threatens American exceptionalism could be of great concern for future studies.
Work Cited
Ross, Larry. "Jazz Musicians in Europe: 1919 to 1945."