The main figure in this period of jazz history was James P. Johnson, a pianist from New Jersey who played in Harlem, the largest Negro section of New York City.

• 爵士音乐历史中这个时期的主要人物是新泽西州出生的钢琴家杰姆·约翰逊。他常在纽约城最大的黑人区哈莱姆演奏。