Jazz

Jazz is a 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: Dexter Gordon

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Ben Pagano // A Deer A Horse Live at Bowery Electric BEN PAGANO, A Deer A HorseConcert Wednesday 22 May 2013	Bowery Electric New York, United States 40.7257 -73.991673	1 going Add shout
Thursday 23 May 2013
Tony BennettConcert Thursday 23 May 2013	Louise M. Davies Symphony Hall San Francisco, United States 37.777702 -122.419553	Add shout
Marco Benevento with Diamond Doves Marco Benevento, Diamond DovesConcert Thursday 23 May 2013	Fête Providence, RI, United States 41.815938 -71.443373	Add shout
The M & Ms John Medeski, Stanton Moore, Papa Mali, Rob MercurioConcert Thursday 23 May 2013	(le) poisson rouge New York, United States 40.728495 -73.999835	1 going Add shout
Friday 24 May 2013
2013 Spring Tour LettuceConcert Friday 24 May 2013	Brooklyn Bowl Brooklyn, NY, United States 42.34417 -75.17083	Add shout
Saturday 25 May 2013
The LIFT presents: Gilles Peterson Gilles PetersonConcert Saturday 25 May 2013	Unknown Los Angeles, United States 34.091173 -118.333092	1 going Add shout

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Meihasibuan

part of my life >>>> you only the one #Jazz

Thursday morning
jazzthieve

Spotify playlist Jazz: Bebop, Cool, Swing, Vocal, Fusion, Modal, Stride, Dixieland, Third Stream, Big Band, Hard Bop

9 days ago
mydubstepstudio

keep it cool

last month
Prograven

Дык и Ma Rainey лет так цать уже отпела свои перспективы!

last month
wutangmaster

"Jazz is the big brother of the blues. If a guy's playing blues like we play, he's in high school. When he starts playing jazz it's like going on to college, to a school of higher learning" B. B. King

March 2013
tetomusicmag

I have recently published a feature article about Hiromi on TETO World Music Magazine! If you are interested in the story behind this virtuoso then click the link below for a full article. http://tetomusic.co.uk/hiromi-uehara-japan/

March 2013
alliedbakeries

I'm not actually sure how I got into playing improvised jazz. It just seemed to happen out of the blues.

March 2013
hvorintetlevde

Это ничего, что "перспективный" Don Byas умер сорок лет назад?

February 2013