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Nov 29, 2023 · At its roots, jazz music is an African-American art form combining elements of blues music (folk music of multiple origins), ragtime, and European classical music. It first emerged in New Orleans in the early 20th century and became music with global influence. Having emerged from the underground of American cities in the 1910s, by the 1920s ...
Feb 4, 2024 · City pop, free jazz, and jazz fusion are among the most popular offshoots of traditional jazz in which Japanese bands have experienced great success. But perhaps the youngest branch of Japanese jazz, if it can be considered an independent genre, is video game music jazz, or VGM jazz.
Apr 9, 2024 · Even though fusion and jazz-rock further diminished bebop’s appeal in the 70s, there were still musicians who played it, and there was even a mini-revival of interest in it during the late 70s ...
May 10, 2024 · Watch on. 7. ‘Nite Sprite’ – Chick Corea (1976) Chick Corea’s 1976 record The Leprechaun is a real hidden pot of gold, featuring some of the most acclaimed session artists of all time. On ‘Nite Sprite’, the keyboard icon is joined by Anthony Jackson on bass, who breaks pretty much every rule of jazz by using a phaser, plectrum and ...
Feb 26, 2024 · Billy Cobham – Spectrum (1973) Known for his work with both Miles Davis (featuring on Tribute to Jack Johnson and Bitches Brew amongst others) as well as the Mahavishnu Orchestra, many regard Billy Cobham to be the most prolific jazz fusion drummer of all time. Possessing a flawless technique, and ferocious intensity, Cobham fused the complex ...
Miles Dewey Davis III (May 26, 1926 – September 28, 1991) was an American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, and composer. He is among the most influential and acclaimed figures in the history of jazz and 20th-century music. Davis adopted a variety of musical directions in a roughly five-decade career that kept him at the forefront of many major ...
Smooth jazz is a fusion of jazz and easy-listening music, causing it to embrace jazz instruments and musicality while also being widely accessible. Many consider it a commercially-oriented venture, as the softer sound appeals to a far broader audience than some of the more feverish jazz subgenres. Overall, smooth jazz tends to be downtempo.
