1. The History of Jazz

2. ●
Beginning of the 20th century
● Mix of of African and European music traditions
Use of blue notes, improvisation, polyrhythms,
syncopation and the swung note

3. ● Kansas City jazz 1910s
● Gypsy jazz 1930-1940ss
● West coast jazz
● Latin Jazz

4. ● Jazz from ragtime to the present days
● Difficult to define
● Berendt ''Form of art music which originated in
the U.S.A. Through the confrontation of blacks
with European music in that jazz''
● Jazz is individual and improvised
● Improvisation- key element

5. ● Jazz-product of group creativity, inreraction
and colloboration

6. Ray Charles
● 23.09.1930-10.06.2010 Albany, Georgia, the
U.S.A.
● Father -mechanic
● School

7. ● A composer and a conductor
● Pioneer in the genre of soul music, dirung 50s
● '' the only true genius in show business''
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