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Saturday, 18 October 2014

The History Of Jazz Music And Genres

By Dominique Martin


Millions of fans all over the globe know there is only one kind of music which takes them away and lifts them up when they are down. This song can't be any other than jazz music. It is music that fits into all occasions; in fact, it can be called a whole package when it comes to music. Whether you want to dance, on the road driving, relaxing the afternoon away or create background music for a photo album, this African-American originated song will make a perfect choice.

This African-American originated song is so good due to the several decades of work on improving it. It has been around for more than a century and does not seem like it is to be forgotten anytime in the foreseeable future. The rich culture and history of the people who started it is kept alive, though generations after generations make additions to it to make it more crispy.

Jazz is a very wide type of music with so many sub-genres within it. Each sub-genre has a distinct note from the other ones. The sub-genres are either categorized depending on the period of time they were popular or the tone and tempo. Everything in this world is dynamic and keeps on changing to stay relevant and so has this African-American originated song seen major changes from the way it was done in the past.

Jazz has stood the test of time with a history of over 100 years since it emerged. It was started by African-American people in the late 19th century with performance orientation. Since its origin in the New Orleans and other parts of America, it has grown over the years becoming one of the greatest genres of music available today.

The first genre of jazz which originated from New Orleans came to be known as New Orleans Dixieland and it was the real music during this time lasting from late 19th Century to late 20s, a span of over 35 years. It was characterized by the unique ragtime style. It was the predecessor of many genres which would come in later years.

The second genre to have ruled the world immediately after the New Orleans Dixieland up to the end of the Second World War was the Swing. The acceptance of this genre had grown by this time and there were many big bands which rose up during this time entertaining people on live concerts across the country. It was at this time when improvisation started being a feature after the inclusion of an extended tone over another tone.

An up-tempo jazz replaced the slow tempo of the previous versions in the late 1940s and lasted up to 1960s. This African-American originated song is referred to as the Bop but due to its speed a new genre came up in the 1950s called the Cool Jazz which had a relatively easy tone. The "Cool" one lasted up to the 1960s.

A new dawn for this African-American originated song came in the 70s when some bands started combining it with rock to get the jazz fusion genre. A period of extreme improvisation was entered and is still happening today. The latest genre in the 21st century is the pop fusion.




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