Web Resources

Jazz Ed

http://www.verveinteractive.com/jazzed/

This excellent site provides brief historical overviews of each period, biographies of representative artists on the prestigious Verve label, and sound file examples. A good first stop for learning the history of the genre

Jazz Roots

http://www.jass.com/

Jazz Roots provides an outstanding narrative overview of early jazz music and musicians, including biographies and timelines. The site also includes a mailing list and jazz quiz section.

Hypermusic History of Jazz:

http://www.emory.edu/MUSIC/ARNOLD/zwillich_content.html

A concise on line introduction to all genres within jazz can be found at this site.

New Orleans Jazz

http://www.srl.gatech.edu/~scottc/scottjazz.html

A brief history of New Orleans Jazz is presented at this site, with links to related resources for further research.

Questions


1		Describe the roots of jazz.



2		Describe the musical elements of jazz.



3		What role do you believe jazz has played in contributing to a diverse society?

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