1. Jazz 1920’s to 1960’s most popular American Made Swing Style Improvisation

2. Jazz Ragtime –1897 - 1920’s –African American Invention –Performed on piano usually in bars or saloons Big Band –1920’s - 1940’s –Saxes, Trumpets, Trombones, Piano, Guitar, Bass, Drums

3. Jazz Dixieland –1940’s - 1950’s –New Orleans –clarinet, trumpet, trombone, sousaphone, banjo, bass, drums Bebop –1940’s - 1960’s –technically based –improvisation intensive

4. Jazz Latin –1950’s - 1970’s –non-swing –ethnic instruments Fusion –1960’s - 1970’s –mix of rock and bebop –technically challenging –radical notes and rhythms

5. Jazz Pop Jazz –popular, movie & TV music performed in big band format Smooth Jazz –solo artists –simple melodies

6. Jazz Ragtime - Scott Joplin From Sedalia, Missouri Attended Smith College 1896 Wrote Marches, Waltzes and is considered the ‘Father of Ragtime’

7. Jazz Big Band - Glenn Miller Formed a band during high school Played trombone, composed and arranged Big Band Music In 1942 he joined the Army Air Force and was commissioned to provide music for the troops

8. Jazz Dixieland - Louis Armstrong (aka Satchmo) From New Orleans Trumpet player and vocalist with a very unique voice Worked as a performer on a Riverboat, in a pit orchestra on Broadway

9. Jazz Bebop - Charlie Parker (aka Bird) From Kansas City, Kansas Started playing Saxophone at 11 and joined high school band at 14 Moved to NY in 1939 to pursue a music career

10. Jazz Latin – Stan Kenton Grew up in California Often criticized for his ‘modern’ approach to big band

11. Jazz Fusion - Herbie Hancock From Chicago Studied classical music at an early age Considered a child prodigy Innovator of modern jazz

12. Jazz Pop – Maynard Ferguson From Verdun, Quebec Hired in 1950 by Stan Kenton Noted for his ‘screetch trumpet’ high notes Formed his own bands from 1956 on

13. Jazz Smooth Jazz – Kenny Gorelick –From Seattle, Washington –Started Saxophone at age 10 –Failed on his first audition for school jazz band –Guinness Book of World Records for longest note on Sax: 45:47