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May 23, 2024 · 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.
- Jazz (Disambiguation)
Jazz (Henri Matisse), a book collecting pochoir prints based...
- Jazz Age
Jazz is a music genre that originated in the Black-American...
- Swing
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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
Jazz noir (also known as "doom jazz" or "dark jazz") is...
- Jazz (Disambiguation)
May 9, 2024 · Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, and Count Basie reshaped the soul of America, writes Larry Tye.
May 23, 2024 · Louis Armstrong, the leading trumpeter and one of the most influential artists in jazz history. He was also a bandleader, singer, film star, and comedian. With his great sensitivity, technique, and capacity to express emotion, Armstrong led in the development of jazz into a fine art.
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May 10, 2024 · John Coltrane (born September 23, 1926, Hamlet, North Carolina, U.S.—died July 17, 1967, Huntington, New York) was an American jazz saxophonist, bandleader, and composer, an iconic figure of 20th-century jazz. Coltrane’s first musical influence was his father, a tailor and part-time musician.
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May 20, 2024 · 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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2 days ago · Signature. 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]
May 5, 2024 · From the origins of jazz in New Orleans to the innovative sounds of bebop and fusion, learn why jazz continues to cap ...more. Welcome to a captivating journey through the world of jazz...
