During the era of the of the Harlem Renaissance they had plenty of entertainment. One of the clubs that they would go to would be the Cotton Club. This was a famous night club in Harlem, New York City that operated during prohibition and it included live jazz music. Although the club featured many African American artist, like Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Nat King Cole and many others the Cotton Club generally denied admission to blacks. Louis Armstrong was one of the more famous jazz musicians. He started his music in New Orleans and eventually came up north. Louis Armstrong also played at Connie's Inn that was in Harlem also. This was also another night club for their entertainment purposes. With all this new and upcoming talent that was coming from all over, they had the Apollo theater to show off their talents. People would come and watch artist perform for them. The Apollo theater helped many artist jumpstart their careers. Jazz music was the most popular music during this time and while listening to jazz the people engaged in dancing. The elders of the time did not approve of the way they danced, but the youth did not pay to much attention to their opinions. They would go to the Savoy Ballroom and have a good time by dancing and showing off their new dance moves to each other. The Harlem Renaissance took place during the time of World War I and because of this many people were having financial problems; so they would host rent parties, which was an social occasion were tenants would hire bands to play and while the band was playing they would pass around a hat to raise money for their rent.The Harlem Renaissance was a time were jazz music blossomed, artist became famous, dancing became more creative and life was exciting for them. They had entertainment to keep their spirits high and allow them to have a good time. During this time much was created for our American History.
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