jazz

JazzintheUnitedStatesOriginBy1808,theAtlanticslavetradehadbroughtalmosthalfamillionAfricanstotheUnitedStates.sheepskin-coveredgumbobox,aframedrum.Theabolitionofslaveryin1865,newopportunitiesfortheeducationofAfricanAmericansInthelate19thcentury,Jazzoriginatedfromclassicalmusic,Africancultureandslavefolksongs.cradleofjazzNewOrleanshadaprofoundeffectonthecreationofearlyjazz.Bandscamefromfuneral-processiontraditionofNewOrleans,travelledthroughoutBlackcommunities,developingjazz.TheBoldenBandaround1905Jazzclassificationcooljazz:emergedinNewYorkCitybytheendof1940sfavouredlong,linearmelodiclinesstartingpoint:acollectionofcooljazzledbyMilesDavisJazzclassificationFreejazzthelooseharmonyandtempowasdeemedcontroversialgaveplayersmuchmorelatitudeJazzclassificationSouljazz:developmentofhardbopincorporatedstronginfluencesfrombluesimprovisationsarelesscomplexthanothers.HoraceSilverJazztrendsJazz-Rockakindofpsychedelicjazzjazzfusion---theuseofelectricinstrumentsofRockMilesDavis:anotableperformerJazztrendsjazz-funkcharacterizedbyastrongbackbeat(groove)arrangements,melodyandoverallwritingwereheavilyemphasized.SonnyBradshaw:amajorfigureReflectionAsyouseeintheWhiplash...thefinestwaytoconveymorbidandextremepsychologyheart-shakinganentertainment,aneverenrichedformofarts