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America's original art form. Born in New Orleans at the turn of the 20th century from the confluence of blues, ragtime, and African rhythm — jazz's defining quality is improvisation. Variable tempo, complex harmony, swing feel, and a century of evolution that spans bebop, cool jazz, fusion, and nu-jazz.

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The Sound of Jazz

ORIGIN
New Orleans & New York City, USA
ERA
1910s – present
BPM RANGE
Variable BPM
KEY CHARACTERISTICS
Improvisation · Swing feel · Complex harmony · Call-and-response · Blues influence · Expressive individuality

Key Artists

ARTISTS THAT DEFINE JAZZ

MILES DAVIS
ST. LOUIS · ICON
Kind of Blue, Bitches Brew, In a Silent Way — Davis reinvented jazz repeatedly across decades. The most influential jazz musician of all time.
JOHN COLTRANE
HAMLET · SPIRITUAL
A Love Supreme is the genre's spiritual peak. Coltrane's sheets of sound and modal explorations changed what jazz could be.
HERBIE HANCOCK
CHICAGO · FUSION
From acoustic bebop to Head Hunters' funk-jazz fusion, Hancock never stopped evolving — a blueprint for jazz's endless possibility.
KAMASI WASHINGTON
LOS ANGELES · NU-JAZZ
The Epic brought jazz back to a new generation. Washington's cosmic, spiritual approach bridges classic jazz with hip-hop and soul.
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