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Jazz poetry has been defined as poetry that "demonstrates jazz-like rhythm or the feel of improvisation" [1] and also as poetry that takes jazz music, musicians, or the jazz milieu as its subject, [2] and is designed to be performed. Some critics consider it a distinct genre though others consider the term to be merely descriptive.
A contrafact is a musical composition built using the chord progression of a pre-existing song, but with a new melody and arrangement.Typically the original tune's progression and song form will be reused but occasionally just a section will be reused in the new composition.
Swing was sometimes regarded as light entertainment, more of an industry to sell records to the masses than a form of art, among fans of both jazz and "serious" music. Some jazz critics such as Hugues Panassié held the polyphonic improvisation of New Orleans jazz to be the pure form of jazz, with swing a form corrupted by regimentation and ...
Jazz is a collection of poetry and illustrations that interprets the styles and roots of Jazz music including Ragtime, Swing, Bebop, and fusion.
Pages in category "Jazz poetry" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Jazz Chants appeal to students of all ages, and work with large classes, and stimulate pairwork and role-playing activities. [3] Jazz chants improve the students' speaking competence in terms of pronunciation, grammar, vocabulary, fluency and comprehension. [4] Jazz chants help students sound more natural when they speak English. [5]
This is an A–Z list of jazz tunes which have been covered by multiple jazz artists. It includes the more popular jazz standards, lesser-known or minor standards, and many other songs and compositions which may have entered a jazz musician's or jazz singer's repertoire or be featured in the Real Books, but may not be performed as regularly or as widely as many of the popular standards.
A performance at the Jazz in Duketown festival in 2019, located at 's-Hertogenbosch, North Brabant, Netherlands. Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with its roots in blues, ragtime, European harmony, African rhythmic rituals, spirituals, hymns, marches, vaudeville song, and dance music.