Photo by Larisa Birta on Unsplash - The journey through jazz styles
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)