https://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/tools_citationguide/citation-guide-1.html (Links to an external site.) Topics: 1. Discuss these four female artists from different historical periods: Bessie Smith, Lil Hardin Armstrong, Mary Lou Williams, and Billie Holiday. Document the time period(s), style(s), innovations, musical affiliations, and important recordings/performances, etc. Also, discuss their role as female artists in a male dominated culture. Is there a gender bias in jazz? Discuss their careers and their works of art taking into consideration gender issues and feminism. 2. Name four of the most influential jazz artists on the piano throughout the history of the genre. Document the time period(s), style(s), and innovations. Describe how they influenced subsequent players. Pick artists from different time periods. 3. Describe and contextualize the innovations of bebop going over the career of Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Kenny Clarke and Bud Powell. Thinking about racial relations during that time, what was the relevance of the bebop movement in that context? Was there a racial (and social) component related to the innovations of bebop?
