Jazz, an original American musical art form

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Jazz

Jazz is an original American musical art form, originating around the early 1920's in New Orleans, rooted in Western music technique and theory, and is marked by the profound cultural contributions of African Americans. It is characterized by blue notes, syncopation, swing, call and response, polyrhythms, and improvisation. Jazz has been described as "America's Classical Music", and started in saloons throughout the nation.

Stylistic origins: Blues and other African American folk music, Ragtime, West African music, European marching bands, 1910s New Orleans. Jazz Stylistic origins: Blues and other African American folk music, Ragtime, West African music, European marching bands, 1910s New Orleans.

Instruments: Guitar, Bass guitar, Saxophone, Trombone, Piano, Clarinet ,Trumpet, Double bass, Drums ,Vocals

HISTORY OF JAZZ

Follow Your Heart: Moving with the Giants of Jazz, Swing, and Rhythm and Blues (African Amer Music in Global Perspective) (Hardcover) by Joe Evans (Author), Christopher Brooks (Author)

Miles, Ornette, Cecil: Jazz Beyond Jazz (Hardcover) by Howard Mandel (Author)

Subgenres Links:

Avant-jazz

*.A Love Supreme

*,This Brings Us To, Vol. 1

Bebop

*.Adventures of The Galaxy Rangers - The Collection, Vol.1*.Emily Remler: Bebop and Swing Guitar

Chamber jazz

*.Melody of Rhythm: Triple Concerto & Music for Trio

*.A Quartet Is a Quartet Is a Quartet

Cool jazz

*.The Definitive Vince Guaraldi*.Time Out -50th Anniversary (2 CD/1 DVD Legacy Edition)

Creative jazz

*.Melody of Rhythm: Triple Concerto & Music for Trio

Dixieland

*.Ken Burns's Jazz: The Story of American Music

*.The Hot Fives & Sevens

Free jazz

*.Jazz Icons: John Coltrane Live in '60, '61 & '65

*.A Love Supreme

Gypsy jazz

*.The Köln Concert

*.The Best of Django Reinhardt

Hard bop

*.Kind of Blue (Legacy Edition)

*.Verve Presents: Very Best of Christmas Jazz

Jazz fusion

*.Return to Forever: Returns - Live at Montreux [Blu-ray]

*.Jazz Blues Fusion

Latin jazz

*.Bossa Nova Stories

*.Putumayo Presents: Latin Jazz

Milo jazz

*.Romaria

*.Jones for Elvin - Volume

Modal jazz

*.Portrait in Jazz

*.A Love Supreme

M-Base jazz

*.Yesterdays Universe

*.Blue Light 'Til Dawn

Smooth jazz

*.Good Day

*.Italia

Soul jazz

*.Cadillac Records (Deluxe)(Music From the Motion Picture)

*.Turn Me Loose

Swing

*.Number Ones

*.The Essential Michael Jackson

Best of Bebop: Jazz Play-Along Volume 5 » Barnes & Noble.com

The Olatunji Concert: The Last Live Recording » Barnes & Noble.com

Jazz at Preservation Hall: George Lewis Band of New Orleans/Pure Blues » Barnes & Noble.com

The Bright Mississippi

100 All time Jazz Greats

A Armstrong, Louis	B Basie, Count Bechet, Sidney Beiderbecke, Bix Blakey, Art Bolden, Buddy Bowie, Lester Brown, Clifford Brubeck, Dave	CCheatham, Doc Christian, Charlie Clarke, Kenny Cobb, Jimmy Coleman, Ornette Collins, Johnny Coltrane, John	D Davis, Miles Desmond, Paul Dorsey, Tommy	EEdison, Harry "Sweets" Eldridge, Roy Ellington, Duke Europe, James Reese Evans, Gil
F Fitzgerald, Ella	G Getz, Stan Gillespie, Dizzy Glaser, Matt Goodman, Benny Gordon, Dexter	H Haden, Charlie Hammond, John Hampton, Lionel Hancock, Herbie Hawkins, Coleman	Henderson, Fletcher Hendricks, Jon Herman, Woody Hines, Earl Hinton, Milt Holiday, Billie	I --No Artists--
J Jerome, Jerry Jordan, Louis	K -No Artists--	L Levey, Stan Lincoln, Abbey Lovano, Joe Lunceford, Jimmie	M Manning, Frankie Marsalis, Branford Marsalis, Wynton McLean, Jackie McShann, Jay	Miller, Glenn Modern Jazz Quartet Monk, Thelonious Morton, Jelly Roll Mulligan, Gerry
N --No Artists--	O Oliver, Joe "King" Original Dixieland Jazz Band	P Parker, Charlie Powell, Bud	Q--No Artists--	R Redman, Joshua Reinhardt, Django Rollins, Sonny Rowles, Jimmy
S Sanders, John Shaw, Artie Shaw, Arvell Sherrill, Joya Silver, Horace Smith, Bessie Strayhorn, Billy	T Tatum, Art Terry, Clark Trumbauer, Frankie	U --No Artists--	V Vaughan, Sarah	W Waller, Fats Waters, Benny Waters, Ethel Webb, Chick Whiteman, Paul Williams, Mary Lou