skip navigation | text only | accessibility | site map
Log In| Contact Us
Instructional Resources - The History of Jazz

OUTLINE

WHAT IS JAZZ?
A. Definitions
B. Elements of Jazz
C. Classical vs. Jazz (Comparison) 		LISTENING TO JAZZ
A. Rhythm section roles
B. Performance Practices
C. Skills required of Jazz players
JAZZ HERITAGE/THE ROOTS OF JAZZ
A. African Influences 1. Cultural
2. Musical a. Rhythmic
b. Melodic
c. Harmonic B. European Influences 1. Musical
 C. New Orleans, The Birthplace 1. Geographic
2. Demographic a. Creoles
b. Creoles of Color
c. Slaves/Freed Slaves 3. Cultural Influences 		THE BLUES
A. Origin
B. Form
C. Country/Delta Blues
D. City/Urban Blues
EARLY JAZZ
A. Piano Styles 1. Ragtime
2. Stride B. New Orleans Dixieland
C. Chicago Dixieland 		SWING AND BEBOP
A. The Big Band Era
1. White Bands
2. Black Bands B. Bebop
C. Charlie "Yardbird" Parker
BEYOND BEBOP
A. Cool
B. Avant Garde/Free Jazz
C. Fusion 		WOMEN IN JAZZ
EDWARD "DUKE" KENNEDY ELLINGTON

LOUIS ARMSTRONG