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The Harlem Renaiss ance was in full bloom African American artists musicians and writers were pouring into this uptown Manhattan neighborhood They were filling Harlem with life and culture At the center of it all was jazz music And a central player. Weekly Reader is a registered trademark of Weekly Reader Corporation Used by permission SULO57347RRO57526V57347D K5735957347KD5734857347RWFKD W57526V57347DOZDV57347WKH57347VDPH573615734757347H57347VD RRN573485752457347ZKHQ57347QRWKLQJ57526V57347WKHU By Isabel Vera #33 10/16/12. Date of birth. Edward Kennedy Ellington was born April 29,1899 in the city of Washington, D.C. He was born to Daisy Kennedy Ellington and James Edward Kennedy, both pianist. . I. The Great Migration. Between 1910 and 1920, hundreds of thousands of African-Americans uprooted themselves from their homes in the South to move into the big cities of the North in search of jobs.. Renaissance. By: Natalie Romero-. Pedraza. Honors Language Arts. Mr. Richardson. Quotes. "Those that don't got it, can't show it. Those that got it, can't hide it.“. -. Zora. Neale Hurston. "When peoples care for you and cry for you, they can straighten out your soul.“. Jazz, Big . Band, Swing, & . R’n’B. Jazz. JAZZ. :. This style of a music, as a recognized genre, occurred outside of the culture from where it originated.. “One of America’s original art forms”. U.S. . History II. Christiana, Felix, Fendy, Gary. 2/14/13. Harlem Renaissance. Harlem Renaissance is the Harlem’s rebirth. Centered in New York’s Harlem district. Made of writers, composers, musicians, artists, entertainers. Successfully combined innovative elements of jazz with the dance band format.. Creative use of instrumental timbres, orchestration, and other compositional devices.. Use of extended and/or complex forms.. African American culture began to flourish in the 1920s, especially in Harlem, a subsection of Manhattan, in New York City . This era of change and growth is referred to as the Harlem Renaissance. The Harlem Renaissance helped give a new vocabulary and dynamic to race relations in the United States. I Can:. Describe & evaluate the impact of scientific & technological innovations of the 1920s. . Identify & evaluate the impact of new cultural movements on American society in the 1920s. . I Can:. Describe & evaluate the impact of scientific & technological innovations of the 1920s. . Identify & evaluate the impact of new cultural movements on American society in the 1920s. . Duke Ellington. Ellington was a composer and was one of the most famous “swing” musicians ever. Swing was a type of dance music which was very popular during the Great Depression.. Ellington and his band traveled all over the world. . French Chef Restaurant Harlem Kfir Ben-Ari is a first-rate French Food Chef from New York, Harlem. His Restaurant RDV-Rendezvous Harlem is famous for its authentic French taste of food, foie gras, drinks and cocktails. RDV-Rendezvous Harlem 2072 Frederick Douglass Blvd, New York, NY 10026 Phone:- (212) - 222- 8952 Email:- info@rdv-nyc.com Url:- http://www.rdv-nyc.com/ Duke Ellington is memorialized in this statue in Harlem, New York. Ellington was a major presence in the Harlem Renaissance and was famous for playing jazz, although he played other genres as well (classical, blues, and gospel). 1What arises at the beginning of the poem and descends at the endA the sun B a bellC a birdD an oak tree 2What is the setting of this poemA the nest of a birdB a bush where birds liveC the echoing Gre