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  1. Jazz | Definition, History, Musicians, & Facts | Britannica

    Dec 6, 2025 · Jazz, musical form, often improvisational, developed by African Americans and influenced by both European harmonic structure and African rhythms. It is often characterized …

  2. Jazz Music Portal | Britannica

    Jazz music, which was developed by African Americans and was influenced by both African rhythms and European harmonic structure, first appeared at the turn of the 20th century and …

  3. jazz summary | Britannica

    jazz, Musical form, often improvisational, developed by African Americans and influenced by both European harmonic structure and African rhythms.

  4. Jazz - Orchestral, Improvisation, Swing | Britannica

    Dec 6, 2025 · Jazz - Orchestral, Improvisation, Swing: It was in the 1920s that the first forms of true orchestral jazz were developed, most significantly by Fletcher Henderson and Duke …

  5. Jazz - Ornette Coleman, Free Jazz, Exploration | Britannica

    Nov 20, 2025 · Jazz - Ornette Coleman, Free Jazz, Exploration: Whereas most of these postwar musicians worked out their individual styles through personal explorations within the central …

  6. Jazz - Fusion, Improvisation, Swing | Britannica

    Nov 14, 2025 · Jazz - Fusion, Improvisation, Swing: The first signs of these fresh musical sounds could be heard as early as 1941, particularly in works by such composer-arrangers as Buster …

  7. Jazz Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary

    JAZZ meaning: 1 : a type of American music with lively rhythms and melodies that are often made up by musicians as they play often used before another noun; 2 : meaningless or foolish talk

  8. Jazz - Swing, Soloists, Improvisation | Britannica

    Dec 6, 2025 · Jazz - Swing, Soloists, Improvisation: Major swing soloists also emerged in the 1930s—most notably tenor saxophonists Coleman Hawkins, Lester Young, and Ben Webster; …

  9. jazz - Kids | Britannica Kids | Homework Help

    Jazz music continued to grow and change throughout the 1950s and 1960s. Some famous jazz musicians from this time include saxophonist Charlie Parker and trumpeter Miles Davis.

  10. Jazz - Ragtime, Blues, Swing | Britannica

    Nov 20, 2025 · Jazz - Ragtime, Blues, Swing: In the early 1930s two bands made important contributions to jazz: Bennie Moten’s, with the recordings of “Toby,” “Lafayette,” and “Prince of …