barrelhouse

improvisation

Spontaneous, unplanned creation

• swingSuspended recreational seat
• syncopationStressed unexpected beats
• New OrleansLouisiana's largest city

Dixieland · blues · scat · solo · trumpet · saxophone · clarinet · trombone · piano · bass

tavern

Public drinking establishment

• saloonDrinking establishment, often frontier
• honky-tonkRough country music venue
• roadhouseWayside drinking establishment

speakeasy · dive · taproom · watering hole · pub · alehouse · cantina · beer garden · brewpub · gin mill

swing

Suspended recreational seat

• jitterbugEnergetic swing-era partner dance
• lindy hopHarlem-born swing dance style
• shimmyRapid side-to-side shaking

stomp · boogie · two-step · foxtrot · tap · hoofing · jive

raucous

Loud and disorderly

• rowdyNoisily disorderly
• riotousMarked by unrestrained disorder
• boisterousNoisily cheerful and energetic

loud · wild · unruly · lively · rollicking · rambunctious · uproarious · noisy · freewheeling · rough

stride

Extended single footstep

• ragtimeSyncopated piano genre
• boogie-woogieDriving bass, freewheeling treble
• honky-tonkRough country music venue

left-hand · stomp · shout · percussive · pounding · upright · saloon piano

prohibition

Authoritative legal ban

• speakeasyIllicit liquor establishment
• flapperTwenties unconventional young woman
• HarlemManhattan neighborhood, cultural landmark

vaudeville · red-light district · Fats Waller

• juke jointsjukebox, blues music, live music, dance floor, moonshine
• Louisiana MusicCajun, zydeco, New Orleans jazz, Cajun music, Creole music
• piano musicpiano, solo piano, blues piano, four hands, piano solos
• Piano Stylesjazz piano, blues piano, ragtime, boogie-woogie, stride piano
• Jazz Originsblues, ragtime, spirituals, syncopation, New Orleans
• RagtimeScott Joplin, Maple Leaf Rag, The Entertainer, syncopation, rags