Jazz music, which emerged in the early 20th century, did more than just revolutionize the world of sound; it left a lasting impact on fashion, influencing styles that were as bold, eclectic ...

Jazz emerged as a new style of music in the early twentieth century in the African American communities of New Orleans. Jazz has its origins in blues and ragtime. Jazz features lots of ...

A new generation of modern jazz performers known as beboppers developed a style of lightning-fast improvisation meant for serious listeners, not dancers. Among the leaders of this new idiom were ...

CU Boulder jazz ensembles offer students exposure to a variety of jazz styles through the rehearsal and performance of classic literature as well as the most current writing for jazz ensemble. The ...

Dave Brubeck has been a musical pioneer, pushing beyond the traditional forms and standard techniques of American jazz. From the earliest days of Brubeck groups playing in San Francisco in the ...

Gypsy jazz, popularized by Reinhardt and Stephanie Grappelli and their Quintette du Hot Club de France in the 1930s, is also ...

Westbury Arts turned their gallery into a NYC-style jazz club. For this event, they featured The Julie Lyon Quintet, whose ...

Compared to almost 40 years ago, when I started "learning" jazz, there is an unbelievably HUGE amount of information currently available on the subject. We are deeply indebted to the A,B,C's of jazz ...

Stravinsky and Ravel responded with music that also embraced jazz styles. Folk music was also a great source of inspiration for composers like Vaughan Williams, Bartók and Messiaen. Modernism in music ...