El jazz en México en el periodo del baile (1920-1950)

Abstract

This article aims to analyze jazz in Mexico between the 1920s and 1950s from the perspective of the theory of production, distribution, exchange, and consumption. It is distinguished by its status as a form of dance entertainment and mass consumption that developed under specific historical conditions. These conditions included, on the one hand, the concentration and production of capital and technological development; on the other, the social and psychological effects of World War I and the influenza pandemic, which facilitated, among other things, the distribution and consumption not only of jazz but also of other rhythms such as the Charleston, foxtrot, one-step, son, and danzón. Mexican, Cuban, and African American performers participated as instruments of production.