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What Is Jazz? “Man, if you have to ask what jazz is, you'll never know.” – Louis Armstrong
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Jazz plus Jazz = Jazz (Parks & Rec)
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Is This Jazz? Duke Ellington
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Is This Jazz? (Abercrombie, Erskine, Mintzer, Pattitucci)
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Is This Jazz? (Tim Akers)
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Some Eras and Genres in Jazz
New Orleans – (late 1890s-1920?) Chicago – (1920s) Swing – (1930s-40) Bebop – (1940s Cool Jazz, Hard Bop – (1950s) Avant-Garde, Free Jazz – (1960s?) Fusion (1970)
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Possible Definitions/Descriptions of Jazz (Gridley)
Strict definition – improvisation and “swing feel” Tradition “Family Resemblances” “Jazzness”
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Improvisation and “Swing Feel”
Extemporaneous composition Composition in the moment Often seems spontaneous, but requires dedication and skill development “Language” “Swing Feel” (see notes on possible definitions of swing - Term used to refer to a variety of concepts, most often either: A description of the quality of performance (like “groove”), or A potentially complex set of performance practices
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Instrumentation What instruments (including voice) are used? Timbre
The distinctive sound/tone color of each instrument Differences between 2 performers Manipulation by a performer Mutes – used by brass players to modify the character of the sound Performance practices
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Ensemble Small group: Big Band (or larger ensemble).
soloist(s), often primary focus of attention. provides melody. improvised solos rhythm section. typically piano and/or guitar, bass, drums. provides rhythmic and harmonic foundation. Big Band (or larger ensemble). horn sections/rhythm section. typically more focus on composition, arrangement, ensemble performance.
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