Senin, 20 Oktober 2014

What You Should Know About Jazz Music Genres

By Dominique Martin


It is hard to talk about jazz and not mention the millions of fans who find their comfort zone in listening to this kind of music. Jazz music lifts their souls up when they are down or just when they want to relax in a hot afternoon. There is no occasion known which jazz can fail to fit, making it a full package and the kind of music to play and listen through your device when you are doing any kind of job.

You can't be more mistaken if you think this African-American originated song is new in the music arena. It is century old with a very rich history in the old West African culture. There is nothing to stop the growth and that growth have been accepted worldwide by a fan base which keeps growing with each new generation and great legends adding on to the ever growing list.

Like any genre of music you expect jazz to have many sub-genres to categorize each style done within the wider genre. These genres are either grouped depending on the period of time they were most played or by the specific tone they had or have. Something that grows with time always changes and so is this African-American originated song; it has been changing over time and that of the 70s is definitely different from that of today.

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.

Up to this period, all was soft and slow. A new generation of high tempo song, known as Bop, took over the sound waves in the late 40s to 60s. Not everyone could keep up with Bop's tempo, so a new genre had to be born for those who preferred slow tempo. The new jazz was Cool and would last up to the end of 60s.

Rapid improvements and changes occurred in the 70s going forward, when the fusion was born from combination of rock and this one. Many combinations have occurred since then, but still jazz stands strong. The latest of these is the pop fusion which is the hit in the 21st Century.




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