{"id":79467,"date":"2019-05-17T10:52:34","date_gmt":"2019-05-17T15:52:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/?p=79467"},"modified":"2019-05-17T10:53:20","modified_gmt":"2019-05-17T15:53:20","slug":"year-round-music-series-aims-to-reignite-jazz-culture-in-bronzeville","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/year-round-music-series-aims-to-reignite-jazz-culture-in-bronzeville\/","title":{"rendered":"Year-round music series aims to reignite jazz culture in Bronzeville"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Nadia Adams<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Medill Reports<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"dropcap\">The Bronzeville community of Chicago was had a bustling and savvy jazz culture.\u00a0 Its stages were home to legendary entertainment greats like Louis Armstrong, Nat &#8220;King&#8221; Cole, Dinah Washington and Quincy Jones. Famous venues like the Sunset Cafe, the Regal Theater and the Savoy Ballroom hosted the most iconic shows from the 1920&#8217;s to the 1970&#8217;s.<\/p>\n<p>After the economic downturn in the black community that followed the Great Migration, the culture faded away and moved to the north side of Chicago and elsewhere.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Year-round music series aims to reignite jazz culture in Bronzeville\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/336457628?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Six years ago, Anita Strange-Rebecchi founded <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/jazzininbronzeville\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jazzin&#8217; &amp; Jammin&#8217; in Bronzeville<\/a> to bring the history and culture of jazz and blues back to Bronzeville. 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