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Brief Periodical History of Jazz
1910-1920 Jazz is born in New Orleans via a combination of black and creole music. 1920's New Orleans Jazz is the thing. The Jazz Age is born. 1930's Swing is king and this is the only time that Jazz and popular are the same thing. 1940's Bebop is born. It is later called simply Bop. 1950's Hard Bop or Funk and Cool Jazz take over. 1960's Modal and Free Jazz find followers. 1970's Jazz fuses with one of its derivatives (Rock) to form Jazz-Rock or Fusion. 1980's Contemporary Jazz age begins. 1990's Hip-Hop and other forms emerge. Hard Bop revival. |