Jazz in the USA

What’s jazz? saxophone, vibraphone,

violin,
Jazz is a music genre, harp and flute.
that emerged at the end The origin
of the 19th century. It’s Mainly jazz comes from
a mix of African and the blues of the American
Eurpean music styles The instruments South and then
spread all
and es heavily influenced The instruments are devided over the world. Amongst
by African Americans. into two groups: other things, ragtime,
You can recognize Jazz The rythm group: Drums, piano, contrabass, rock and hip-
hop also
by improvisation, blue guitar and tuba. had an impact.
New
notes and swing. The melody group: Trumpet, trombone, clarinet, Orelans
had a major
influence too. forerunner “Swing“ by Louis
The development Armstrong. The
probably
The first jazz bands on most successful time of jazz
tour have been deve- among the public was be-
loping since around 1912. tween the 1920s and the
Such as the groups from 1940s. Another predecessor
Bill Johnson, Tom Brown of today’s jazz was the
or Freddie Keppard. It “Bebop“ in 1943. It was a faster “Hard Bop“ and the like
became known through played style with more notes. were invented. At the end
the first jazz record in The soloists and free improvi- of the 1950s “Free Jazz“
1917 with the original sations diminished. was introduced and “Rock
Dixieland Jazz Band. It More “Jazz Styles“ Jazz“ in the 1960s.
quickly spread with the Around 1949 “Cool Jazz“,
The comeback of jazz
In 1976 some jazz musicians returned
tot he United States. They had great
success with their appearances, the
album “Homecomming“ and other succ-
esses. Today jazz is considered a
parallel
 style of music. It’s rarely heard on the
radio,
The downfall of jazz but there are still successful
musicians like
In the 1950s, jazz sank through the “Sonny Rollins“ and “Keith Jarrett“.
“Rock and Roll“. The “Soul Jazz“ was a
rescue attempt to make it more
popular again. In 1975 jazz was
declared dead.