Jazz
What is Jazz?
Who are some Jazz artists?
Louis Armstrong
Duke Ellington
Dizzy Gillespie
Frank Sinatra
and many more..Is Jazz Still Around?
Yes, although it is not as popular as was in the late 1800’s and early to mid 1900’s. Jazz is still performed by some modern artists, like Michael Buble. Roots of jazz are also found in modern music, styles such as R&B, the blues, and virtually in every style of music.
What is in a “Jazz Band”?
What is Improvisation?
Improvisation is very important to jazz music. Improvisation is creating music spontaneously. In early jazz music, the songs were entirely Improvisation, or improv. Small bands would play background chord progressions while a soloist played followed along and created their unique composition, this is why early jazz music was never written down.
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