# Canonical recap data for Jazz Age Peaks with Duke Ellington (1927)
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title: Jazz Age Peaks with Duke Ellington
subtitle: Duke Ellington's breakthrough performances and recordings at the Cotton Club crystallized the Jazz Age and redefined American music's global cultural reach.
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eventStatus: concluded
startDate: 1927-01-01
datePrecision: year
year: 1927
decade: 1920
country:
name: United States
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summaryShort: The Jazz Age was a period from 1920 to the early 1930s in which jazz music and dance styles gained worldwide popularity. The Jazz Age's cultural repercussions were primarily felt in the United States, the birthplace of jazz. Originating in New Orleans as mainly sourced from the culture of African Americans, jazz played
summaryLong: The Jazz Age was a period from 1920 to the early 1930s in which jazz music and dance styles gained worldwide popularity. The Jazz Age's cultural repercussions were primarily felt in the United States, the birthplace of jazz. Originating in New Orleans as mainly sourced from the culture of African Americans, jazz played a significant part in wider cultural changes in this period, and its influence on popular culture continued long afterwards.
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metaDescription: The Jazz Age was a period from 1920 to the early 1930s in which jazz music and dance styles gained worldwide popularity. The Jazz Age's cultural repercussions w
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  label: Jazz Age
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