Jazz



Jazz is a genre of music which is based off of Ragtime and was started in african american communities. It is made up of, mostly, improvisational music and solos. ther are many sub genres of jazz such as freeform, smooth, big band, swing, bebop, and european. Jazz bands consist of two sections the rythym section, consisting of Bass, Guitar, Piano/ Keyboard, and Drums/ Percussion, and horn section, consisting of brass and woodwind instruments prodominently trumpets and trombones. some famous Jazz musicians are Kenny G, Louis Armstrong, Ray Charles, Duke Ellington, and Stevie Wonder. And Jazz is one of the most important genres in all music history.

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