BIO

Amber Losicale is a hardworking and accomplished person with a strong background in computer science and music. She is currently pursuing a major in cyber-criminology at Florida State University with a GPA of 3.7 and is working towards a Global Citizen Certificate. In addition to her academic achievements, she has gained valuable work experience in customer service and sales. As a Foundation Ambassador for the FSU Engagement Center, she used her skills in marketing, networking, fundraising, and sales negotiations to secure $500+ in pledges. Additionally, she is a first-generation college student involved in the CARE Quest Scholars and the FGEN Living Learning Community. Though her research project is unrelated to her major, she has taken it upon herself to undertake an exciting research project inspired by her extracurricular activities as a saxophonist in the Marching Chiefs. While Amber’s career is in the technology field, she is balancing her love for music with her future career aspirations in cyber-criminology.

A Century of Jazz: Postcard Visusalization of Race, Place, and Jazz Venues in Three American Cities

Abstract

This project aims to interpret the correlation between jazz cards throughout history regarding African American musicians and the racial prejudices and perceptions they faced. I used three cities with the most prominent jazz pretense as case studies for this research; those being New York City, Chicago,
and New Orleans. My findings from my observational data and supplemental research proved to diverge into various outcomes. Each card can be analyzed and determined on its level of opulence; however, without an understanding of what was occurring at either the postmark date or data of content, it can not
be explained why the results are what they are.
Dixieland jazz was created in the early 20th century in New Orleans. With the genre being an African American-created genre, there was a prejudice towards the music in the south, illustrated in the cards. As a result, the Great Migration occurred, causing those musicians at the time to move to Chicago and New York City. Based on the cards when the musicians originally moved, those New Orleans
influences are visible in the beginning. However, as decades passed, it was remodeled for a wealthier crowd. This was visible in the New Orleans cards as well; it appears how jazz was represented separately into this ‘refurbished’ version and the original Dixieland jazz, with the types becoming more polarized as time passed.

Keywords: Music, Jazz, Postcards, Archive