Jazz in 20th century

20th century

The dawn of jazz

In the end of XIX century as the mix of European and African rhythms.

The beginning of jazz we can seek in the south of America

What makes the difference?

Improvisation

Interesting rhythm

Special drive

Original Dixieland Jazz(Jass) Band

Main trends

Northeastern Jazz. Strait.

Middle west Boogie-woogie

Swing

Bigband

Cool-jazz

Progressive jazz

Fusion

Acid-Jazz

Northeastern jazz. Strait.

Luis Armstrong

Middle western Boogie-woogie

Piano playing style

Swing

Duke Ellingtone

Big bands

Benny Goodman

Bigband was the most popular music in its times. It reached the edge in 1930’s. This music became the reason of the swing

dances later.

Cool jazz

In the 1940’s and 50’s musicians started to seek lighter way to improvisation

Lester Janga

Miles Davis

Progressive jazz

Progressive jazz or simply progressive

Miles Davis

Free jazz

In the end of 1950’s

saxophonist Ornet Coleman

pianist Sessil Taylor

Fusion

It beginned as a mix of jazz, pop music and rock in 1960’s. As a musical genre it showed

up in 1960’s and was called- “jazz-rock”.

Asid jazz

Based on Funk

Took place in 1987 in british dance clubs

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