In this unit, we will look at musical elements that make jazz unique, instruments and ensembles that are common to jazz performances, what takes place in a jazz performance, and examine …

During the 1920s, New Orleans jazz evolved via Armstrong’s solo innovations and increasingly pre-composed arrangements. The resulting style, swing, was composed (not so much …

The only truth is in the music itself. “Theory” is the little intellectual dance we do around the music, attempting to come up with rules so we can understand why Charlie Parker and John Coltrane …

To play jazz requires discipline, and discipline is good for all of us. The language of jazz or the jazz idiom is in a constant state of flux. In order to be a part of the jazz movement one must …

a survey of the evolution of jazz styles from its inception to the present, contributions of important performers and composers, and musical techniques involved in the creation and performance …

The poem reflects Johnson's view that music formed the core of African American culture. Jazz was born in the lower Mississippi Delta and was nourished in New Orleans.

to truly know jazz music. At that time in the United States, jazz was a convergence of ast, present, and future. This was a decade of revolution and traditionalism, a time of breaking down …