POL SCI 21A Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Third Stream, Latin Jazz, Free Jazz
13 Dec 2017
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Jazz is a music originated by african americans in the beginning of the 20th century and is now an international phenomenon performed by musicians worldwide. Most jazz incorporates syncopated rhythms, improvisation, bent pitches and the sound of the blues. The head is the melody of the music. Swing: is a bounce, a liveliness, a syncopated tension in jazz music; Eg. go ahead of the beat(push), or go behind it(pull), (not right on the beat) Freedom and innovation are key elements that keep the spirit of jazz alive. After slavery, jazz represented freedom for african american musicians who had limited options to make a living. Jazz is now a global music that has continued to represent freedom for a generations. Innovation is a constant element of jazz that allows it to meld with other forms of music and to evolve from the input of people of diverse cultural backgrounds.
