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3 days ago · Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with its roots in blues, ragtime, European harmony and African rhythmic rituals.
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Computing. Jazz (computer), a development platform used by...
- Jazz Age
Jazz is a music genre that originated in the Black-American...
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- Eubie Blake
James Hubert "Eubie" Blake (February 7, 1887 – February 12,...
- Jews in Jazz
Al Jolson in 1929. Jewish Americans have played a...
- List of Jazz Genres
The term "jazz-rock" (or "jazz/rock") is often used as a...
- Bebop
Bebop or bop is a style of jazz developed in the early to...
- List of jazz festivals
The Montreal Jazz Fest holds the 2004 Guinness World Record...
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6 days ago · Duke Ellington, American pianist who was the greatest jazz composer and bandleader of his time. One of the originators of big-band jazz, Ellington led his band for more than half a century, composed thousands of scores, and created one of the most distinctive ensemble sounds in all of Western music.
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3 days ago · Louis Armstrong. m. Louis Daniel Armstrong (August 4, 1901 – July 6, 1971), nicknamed " Satchmo ", " Satch ", and " Pops ", [2] was an American trumpeter and vocalist. He was among the most influential figures in jazz. His career spanned five decades and several eras in the history of jazz. [3]
6 days ago · Charlie Parker, American alto saxophonist, composer, and bandleader, a lyric artist generally considered the greatest jazz saxophonist. Parker was the principal stimulus of the modern jazz idiom known as bebop, and he was one of the three great revolutionary geniuses in jazz.
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May 9, 2024 · Jazz Night In America is a public radio program, a video concert documentary series, and an online home for the music, from NPR Music, WBGO and Jazz at Lincoln Center.