20s jazz aesthetic

A New Biography Looks at Sarah Vaughan the Singer Known as Sassy

The 1920s was a decade of rapid change, and societal values – particularly among urban elites – quickly shifted from women being expected to be wives who are subordinate to their husbands to women valuing independence and breaking the rules. In other words, many young women became flappers. 36. Flappers…

The premiere of The Jazz Singer at the Warners' Theatre, Broadway, New York City. October 6, 1927.

In this era of peak television, perhaps there’s nothing more peak than Ryan Murphy, and the limited series Hollywood (created by Murphy, Ian Brennan and Janet Mock for streaming on…