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Jazz History

Trace jazz from its roots in New Orleans to bebop, cool jazz, fusion, and today’s global scene—learning key styles, innovators, and listening cues along the way.

16 articles

1
Jazz’s Secret Recipe: How a New Sound Was Cooked Up
3 min read
2
New Orleans Jazz: When the Band Talked All at Once
3 min read
3
When Jazz Learned to Hold Still: Early Greats & the First Recordings
3 min read
4
From Riverboats to Renaissance: Jazz Hits Chicago & Harlem
3 min read
5
What Makes Swing Swing? The Bounce Behind the Big Bands
3 min read
6
Ellington vs. Basie: Two Ways to Make a Big Band Swing
3 min read
7
From Band to Brand: Star Soloists & Vocal Swing
3 min read
8
Blueprints and Fire: Arranging vs. Improvising in Big Band Jazz
3 min read
9
Why Bebop Happened: Jazz’s Big Leap from Dance Floor to Brainy Fireworks
3 min read
10
Bebop’s Blueprint: Parker, Gillespie, and Monk
3 min read
11
Bebop Harmony: The Map Beneath the Fire
3 min read
12
After Bebop: The Ice and Fire of Cool Jazz & Hard Bop
3 min read
13
Modal Jazz: When Harmony Stops Talking and Melody Starts Roaming
3 min read
14
When Jazz Stops Behaving: Free Jazz & the Avant-Garde
3 min read
15
Jazz Fusion: When Improvisation Plugged In
3 min read
16
Jazz Now: Tradition, Hybrids, and a World on Swing
3 min read

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