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•1900: Scott Joplin publishes his famous ragtime composition “The Maple Leaf Rag” in Sedalia, Missouri. •1912: Jelly Roll Morton begins recording his first jazz compositions, including the classic “Jelly Roll Blues.” •1917: The Original Dixieland Jazz Band records the first jazz record, “Livery Stable Blues.” •1920: Jazz begins to spread throughout...
•1925: The Savoy Ballroom opens in Harlem, New York, becoming one of the most popular jazz venues in the country. •1927: Duke Ellington and His Orchestra record their first hit single, “East St. Louis Toodle-Oo.” •1935: Benny Goodman and His Orchestra perform at Carnegie Hall in New York City, solidifying swing as a popular mainstream music genre. ...
•1945: Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker, two of the leading innovators of bebop, perform together for the first time at the Three Deuces Club in New York City. •1947: Miles Davis records his debut album, “The Birth of the Cool.” •1951: Sonny Rollins releases his seminal album, “Saxophone Colossus.” •1960: The free jazz movement begins with Ornett...
•1965: Miles Davis releases the groundbreaking album “Bitches Brew,” one of the earliest examples of jazz fusion. •1970: Herbie Hancock releases his seminal funk-jazz album, “Headhunters.” •1980: Jazz legend Wynton Marsalis releases his debut album, “Think of One.” •1985: The acid jazz movement begins with a series of recordings in London by the ba...
•1990: Jazz vocalist Diana Krall releases her debut album, “Stepping Out.” •1997: Wynton Marsalis wins a Pulitzer Prize for his jazz oratorio “Blood on the Fields.” •2002: The movie, “Chasing Trane: The John Coltrane Documentary” is released and brings John Coltrane’s music back into public consciousness. •2006: Jazz pianist and composer Brad Mehld...
•2010: The experimental jazz trio Vijay Iyer & Mike Ladd release their album, “Holding It Down.” •2011: Kamasi Washington releases his critically acclaimed album, “The Epic.” •2016: Jazz bassist and composer Esperanza Spalding release her Grammy-winning album, “Emily’s D+Evolution.” •2019: Jazz singer Norah Jones releases her 11th studio album, “Be...
The timeline of Jazz music style development has evolved significantly over three centuries. Since its birth, well over two dozen distinct Jazz styles have emerged, all of which are actively played today.
Jan 8, 2024 · Drenched in emotion, struggle and triumph, the history of jazz reveals a style of music which has evolved at lightening pace over the last 100 years. In this article we chart its course to answer a question which has occupied musicians and listeners for decades, both on a practical and a philosophical level: what is jazz?
Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with its roots in blues, ragtime, European harmony and African rhythmic rituals. [1][2][3][4][5][6] Since the 1920s Jazz Age, it has been recognized as a major form of musical expression in traditional ...
Jul 22, 2024 · Jazz, musical form, often improvisational, developed by African Americans and influenced by both European harmonic structure and African rhythms. It is often characterized by syncopated rhythms, polyphonic ensemble playing, and the use of original timbres. Learn more about its history and prominent musicians.
Pre-1850. Though jazz and classic blues are really early twentieth-century black music innovations, certain characteristics found in jazz do have their roots in much earlier musical traditions. Call and response, improvisation, the appropriation and reinvention of elements from Western art music: black music in the twentieth-century has never ...
