Afro-Latin and Popular Music: Jazz and Popular Music

Jazz

musical genre that originated from african-american communities of new orleans, during ht elate 19th and early 20th centuries

Jazz

makes use of heavy improvisations

Ragtime

musical genre that enjoyed its peak popularity between 1895 and 1918

Ernest Horgan

a pioneer of ragtime music

Jig Piano

originated in african-american music in the late 10th century and descended from the jigs and march

Big Band

is a type of musical ensemble associated with playing jazz music

1930s to late 1940s

Swing Era

12-25 musicians

big band typically consists of approximately?

Bebop

also called as “bop”, is a style of jazz developed in the early to mid-1940s

Jazz Rock

musical genre that combined aspects of jazz harmony and improvisation 

Popular Music

variety of musical genres for different number of audiences

Ballad

a form of verse, often a narrative set to music

Rock and Roll

a combination of african-american genres such as blues, boogie-woogie, jump blues and etc

Alternative Rock

is a genre of rock music that emerged from the independent music underground

Disco

a genre of dance music containing elements of funk