Jazz is American music that involves improvisation and uses "swing" rhythms. It started developing around the turn of the twentieth century in New Orleans and quickly became very popular throughout much of the United States. It has gone through numerous changes and transformations over the last 100 years. Representative Artists: Miles Davis, Charlie Parker, Pat Metheny.
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Types of Jazz
- Acid Jazz
- Afro-Cuban Jazz
- Ballad Jazz
- Bebop
- Big Band Jazz
- Boogie-Woogie
- Contemporary Acoustic Jazz
- Cool Jazz
- Crossover Jazz
- Dixieland
- Electronic Jazz
- Experimental Jazz
- Free Jazz
- Hard Bop
- Jazz Blues
- Jazz Folk
- Jazz Fusion
- Jazz Organ
- Jazz Piano
- Jazz Vocals
- Latin Jazz
- New Orleans Style Jazz
- R&B Jazz
- Ragtime
- Smooth Jazz
- Traditional Jazz/Swing
- West Coast Jazz
- World Jazz