Organized Crime And Its Impact On The Jazz World In The 1920's

Organized crime had an impact on the jazz world in the 1920’s in various ways. Organized crime gave jazz players a place to play their music because during the prohibition era, speakeasies were created so that liquor could be sold illegally and where jazz musicians would play their music and entertain immigrants and common people in Chicago. Also, jazz musicians would play in black-and-tans where drinking also took place. Both of these areas usually had large audiences and encouraged jazz musicians to live their lives at a faster pace. Organized crime also had an impact in the jazz world in the 1920’s because it eventually led to the demise of the Chicago jazz scene. The St. Valentine’s Day Massacre caused police to be more strict with enforcing