Jazz

Of popular music.

A genre of popular music that originated in New Orleans around 1900 and developed through increasingly complex styles.

This concept's ID is @1~37768

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    Singing jazz; the singer substitutes nonsense syllables for the words of the song and tries...

  • bop 0 facts

    An early form of modern jazz (originating around 1940).

  • boogie 0 facts

    An instrumental version of the blues (especially for piano).

  • cool jazz 0 facts

    Jazz that is restrained and fluid and marked by intricate harmonic structures often lagging...

  • funk 0 facts

    An earthy type of jazz combining it with blues and soul; has a heavy bass line that accentuates...

  • hot jazz 0 facts

    Jazz that is emotionally charged and intense and marked by strong rhythms and improvis...

  • trad 0 facts

    Traditional jazz as revived in the 1950s.

  • modern jazz 0 facts

    Any of various styles of jazz that appeared after 1940.

  • jazz 0 facts

    A style of dance music popular in the 1920s; similar to New Orleans jazz but played by large...

  • swing 0 facts

    A style of jazz played by big bands popular in the 1930s; flowing rhythms but less complex...