Chapters
This section contains all the chapters of the Jazz Styles and Eras guide, organized chronologically from the earliest forms of jazz through contemporary styles.
Each chapter covers:
- Historical context and cultural significance
- Musical characteristics and innovations
- Key musicians and their contributions
- Essential recordings
- Relationship to earlier and later styles
Table of contents
- 1. Pre-Jazz & Ragtime (1890s-1910s)
- 2. New Orleans Jazz & Dixieland (1910s-1930s)
- 3. Swing & the Big Band Era (1930s-1940s)
- 4. Bebop (1940s-1950s)
- 5. Cool Jazz & West Coast Jazz (Late 1940s-1950s)
- 6. Hard Bop (1950s-1960s)
- 7. Modal Jazz (Late 1950s-1960s)
- 8. Free Jazz & Avant-Garde (1960s-1970s)
- 9. Soul Jazz & Groove-Based Jazz (1950s-1970s)
- 10. Latin Jazz: Afro-Cuban & Brazilian (1940s-Present)
- 11. Jazz Fusion & Jazz-Rock (Late 1960s-1980s)
- 12. Post-Bop & Modern Mainstream (1960s-1990s)
- 13. Contemporary Jazz (1980s-Present)