Jazz

Jazz is an American musical art form which originated around the beginning of the 20th century in Black communities in the Southern United States from a confluence of African and European music traditions. The style’s West African pedigree is evident in its use of blue notes, call-and-response, improvisation, polyrhythms, syncopation, and the swung note of ragtime. Read more…|Edit this Artist photo: Charles Mingus

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Jul 10 Friday 10 July 2009
JFJO Summer - Fall '09 Tour at The Lizard Lounge
Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey
The Lizard Lounge
Boston, MA, Boston, United States
42.38226 -71.119652

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Dave Koz and Brian Culbertson at Montalvo Arts Center
Dave Koz, Brian Culbertson
Montalvo Arts Center
Saratoga, San Jose CA, United States
37.244012 -122.030886

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'Dedicated to You': Elling sings Coltrane/Hartman. Featuring Ernie Watts &...
Kurt Elling
Yoshi's San…
San Francisco, United States
37.781893 -122.432399

2 people attended
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Tippy Canoe SadieNites
Oakland, CA, San Francisco, United States
37.80444 -122.26972

1 person attended
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Ultimate Mancini! at Hollywood Bowl
Los Angeles Philharmonic, Dave Grusin, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Monica Mancini
Hollywood Bowl
Los Angeles, CA, Los Angeles, United States
34.112768 -118.338874

1 person attended
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Joe Thomas & Chico DeBarge at House Of Blues (Sunset Strip)
Chico DeBarge, Joe Thomas
House Of Blues…
West Hollywood, Los Angeles CA, United States
34.094951 -118.373828

2 people attended
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