Jazz

Tags: Genre, Music Genre, Topical Concept.

Jazz is a type of African-American music that originated in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century in the Southern United States as a combination of European harmony and forms with African musical elements such as blue notes improvisation polyrhythms syncopation and the swung note.

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derivative

Funk, Reggae, Rhythm and blues, Rock and roll, Ska, Jump blues

instrument

Clarinet, Double bass, Drum kit, Guitar, Hammond organ, Piano, Saxophone, Trombone, Trumpet, Vibraphone, Singing

music fusion genre

Afrobeat, Mambo (music), Nu jazz, Kwela, Bluegrass music, World music, Shibuya-kei, Smooth jazz, Crossover jazz, Acid jazz, Bossa nova, Jazz-funk, Folk jazz, Dansband, Indo jazz, Manila Sound, Punk jazz, Jazz fusion, Jazz rap, Neo soul, Ska jazz, Jam band, Swing revival, Humppa, Free funk

music subgenre

Latin jazz, M-Base, Chamber jazz, Post-bop, Third stream, Bebop, Big band, Swing music, Free jazz, Avant-garde jazz, Cool jazz, Soul jazz, Gypsy jazz, Hard bop, Neo-bop jazz, Mainstream jazz, Trad jazz

stylistic origin

Blues, Folk music, Ragtime, American march music