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A Brief History of Jazz

A Brief History of Jazz. Confluence of Cultures. French African American. Birthplace of Jazz . New Orleans, LA. Jazz is the only art form born in the USA. All other art forms come from the rest of the world to our melting pot. The Blues . African tradition Call and response Spirituals

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A Brief History of Jazz

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  1. A Brief History of Jazz

  2. Confluence of Cultures • French • African • American

  3. Birthplace of Jazz • New Orleans, LA

  4. Jazz is the only art form born in the USA • All other art forms come from the rest of the world to our melting pot

  5. The Blues • African tradition • Call and response • Spirituals • Sung in the fields • W.C. Handy – Father of the Blues • 1800’s

  6. Ragtime • Scott Joplin • Piano “rags” • Syncopation • Early 1900’s

  7. Swing • More formal structures • Large groups – “Big Bands” • Duke Ellington • Louis Armstrong • Glenn Miller • 1920’s and ‘30’s • WW II marks the end of the swing era

  8. Be Bop • Charlie Parker • Dizzy Gillespie • Solos based on chord changes • Off beat tonguing • Smoother sound • Much more complex harmonies • Smaller groups or combos • 1945-1960

  9. Cool • Miles Davis • Antithesis to be bop • Simple, easy, lots of space • 1960’s

  10. Modern Latin – Salsa, Afro-Cuban, Mambo, Samba, etc. Funk Rock Swing Ballad Straight Eighth

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