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	Trombone Page of the World (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
		Afro-Cuban jazz is a combination of jazz improvising and rhythms from Cuba and Africa; it is also known as Latin Jazz although several of its practioners prefer the former term.
		Contemporary funk refers to a kind of jazz from the 1970s and 1980s in which accompanists perform in the Black pop style of soul and funk music while extensive solo improvisations ride atop.
		Although virtually all jazz groups prior to the rise of bebop in the early to mid-'40s played for dancers, the term "dance bands" is used to describe orchestras of the 1920s and '30s whose primary function was to play background music for dancers rather than to serve as vehicles for jazz improvisations.
	www.trombone-usa.com /jazz_styles.htm (4839 words)

	Small Jazz History, Jazz Music
		Jazz is said to be the fundamental rhythms of human life and man’s contemporary reassessment of his traditional values.
		Some of the early sounds of jazz where associated with whore houses and "ladies of ill repute." However, the meaning of jazz soon became a musical art form, whether under composition guidelines or improvisation, jazz reflected spontaneous melodic phrasing.
		At the outset, jazz was slow to win acceptance by the general public, not only because of its cultural origin, but also because it tended to suggest loose morals and low social status.
	www.smallsjazz.com (343 words)

	Jazz - Epitonic.com: Hi Quality Free and Legal MP3 Music (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
		Though its roots are planted firmly in American soil, jazz has become a thoroughly global phenomenon, recognized as the grandfather of much of the popular music enjoyed throughout the world.
		The late multi-instrumentalist and composer Hal Russell was a major figure in the Chicago avant-garde jazz scene during the late '70s and '80s.
		This brilliant, prolific saxophone and trumpet player frenetically blends free jazz and funk, creating a mix of visceral emotion, complicated ideas, Black Power politics, and sheer passion that is sure to stir the mind and body.
	www.epitonic.com /genres/jazz.html (583 words)

	Jazz music, Contemporary Jazz
		The appearance of contemporary jazz in the late 80's and early 90's shows the desires for the popular public to embrace the world of jazz.
		Comtemporary jazz yields a blending of of the soft "cooler" jazz sounds with the smoother sounds of popular music to give a more relaxed, background listening style of music.
		The rhythmic drive of the bass and drums are often overshadowed and downplayed so as to give the music less of a driving beat which propels other jazz styles such as bop.
	www.smallsjazz.com /contemporary_jazz/index.shtml (212 words)

	Verve Music Group Buzz - Fresh News - Contemporary Jazz Finds City Home (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
		Between sips of thick chowder, he speaks in a low voice that nevertheless carries out into the room he hopes will be regularly packed with contemporary jazz fans.
		He hopes live jazz can be part of a boost for his club, much as it was in the mid-1980s, when things were jumping in Hartford.
		Besides, he says, as he nears age 53, jazz is the music he most wants to hear in his place.
	www.vervemusicgroup.com /buzz.aspx?bid=24 (612 words)

	Jazzcds Contemporary Jazz Store - contemporary jazz by top jazz musicians from independent labels
		Jazzcds brings you a selection of contemporary jazz CDs by top modern jazz musicians.
		We sell independent jazz albums produced by independent jazz labels.
		Many of our jazz cds are normally only available at gigs or at a limited range of specialist jazz record stores.
	www.jazzcds.co.uk (194 words)

	Amazon.com: Books: Jazz (Plume Contemporary Fiction) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
		Jazz was a new influence, bursting on the scene with a combination of extreme freedom and mutual respect for the other players.
		Jazz is a beautifully written account of the lives of working class African Americans in New York City during the 1920s.
		I found Jazz's style to be forced, as though Morrison sat down and decided she was going to write a novel using language that mimics a stereotypical jazz cadence, which I found obvious.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0452269652?v=glance (3403 words)

	Guide to Jazz Radio in Austin, Texas
		Jazz programs may be heard every day of the week on five different radio stations: KAZI 88.7 FM, KUT 90.5 FM, KOOP 91.7 FM, KKMJ 95.5 FM, and KGSR 107.1 FM.
		Jazz is a wide-ranging spectrum of music, and its listeners can be adamant about their individual preferences for one style or another, but there should be something here for everyone.
		"Jazz Unlimited" presents a wide spectrum of the old and the new, but in particular is a good place to hear some hard bop (e.g., Art Blakey, David "Fathead" Newman, Jimmy McGriff), as host Roger Brown seems to have a penchant for the style.
	www.gyrofrog.com /jazzrad.html (1246 words)

	Jazz Guitar lessons - learn jazz guitar secrets
		I am a jazz recording artist, presently signed to Instinct records with a couple of successful records on my hands, and frankly looking forward to having many more.
		That is not to say that jazz guitar is something that can be taught and learned easily.
		I wanted to put something together that could be studied at home, along with the advantages of new technology and a system that not only works effectively but appeals to those that are looking to work hard and thoroughly.
	www.aandronline.com /jazz-guitar/guitar_lessons.html (728 words)

	Basho Records contemporary jazz (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
		It soon became apparent that she was a natural at both the violin and singing and pursued both instruments along with the piano until the end of her schooling (although she never took singing lessons).
		His highly acclaimed album Personal Standards was the only jazz album nominated by the BBC Music Magazine for album of the year 2000 and revisits the tunes he grew up with from Marvin Gaye’s What’s Going On to Joe Zawinal’s In a Silent Way.
		This is what the jazz fandom yearn and dream for, a new generation of jazz maestros made available to us seekers of the craft, led by such talents as the above mentioned Ms.
	www.bashomusic.co.uk /kathleen.htm (1774 words)

	Branford Marsalis
		In letting the information fly on Contemporary Jazz, Branford's quartet has created a program of uniformly high quality, yet diverse and often mercurial moods.
		The drummer's own contribution to the album is the surprising jazz hoedown "Countronious Rex." "Black Americans use the word 'country' to supplant 'hick' or 'rube,'" Branford notes.
		Contemporary Jazz as played by the quartet also includes the heartfelt balladry of Revis' "Ayanna" and Branford's own "Requiem," which might be considered the title track from his last album.
	www.branfordmarsalis.com /branford/pbuild/linkbuilder.cfm?selection=doc.69 (1233 words)

	Sound Body Jazz Orchestra (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
		The jazz orchestra is an original American art form that combines the sheer joy and freedom of jazz rhythms with a rich and powerful orchestral sound.
		Following in the tradition of the famous jazz orchestras of the 1930s and 40s (commonly known as "big bands"), Sound Body plays an eclectic mix of styles - from classic swing to hard-driving Latin, to lush ballads.
		But what makes this ensemble unique is the addition of contemporary jazz and fusion tunes from the 1970s to today.
	www.sbjazzorchestra.com (176 words)

	Jazz History - Smooth & Contemporary Jazz (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
		Instrumental pop music that emerged in the 1970s is often labeled "contemporary" jazz and reflects some of the same influences found in fusion music.
		By combining contemporary jazz artists with digital recording technology, GRP gained widespread acceptance as one of the first labels to release recordings in the CD format.
		Open to the concept of integrating elements of pop music with jazz, Grusin and Rosen reacted to popular musical trends and successfully broadened the appeal of jazz to a wider audience.
	www.vervemusicgroup.com /history.aspx?hid=28 (387 words)

	The Best Jazz on CD
		His partnership with the great jazz violinist Stefan Grappelli produced the classic Quintette of the Hot Club of France recordings, which are the centerpiece of his legacy.
		Jazz in Silouette is a bit too straight ahead to really show off Sun Ra's eccentricities, I would recommend getting Heliocentric Worlds.
		Cootie’s Jazz - for a different list of the best jazz albums, with a greater emphasis on the bop and modern styles.
	people.qualcomm.com /determan/Jazz.html (5706 words)

	Pat Metheny Group Listener Network (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
		After rearranging schedules, what was to be a gathering of three jazz masters will expand to become becoming a Pat Metheny Trio (and Quartet) tour with this powerhouse foursome.
		I think we have been leading towards an effort like this for quite awhile.”It is important to note that in the annals of jazz groups attempting to address longer forms there are many suites of loosely related songs bundled together to attempt to create a whole.
		His work as a bandleader of the highest order of one of the most successful groups in jazz history stands as one of his most important achievements.
	www.patmethenygroup.com (10484 words)

	Contemporary Jazz Music by Rickrossi.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
		These are the people I developed my jazz and classical ensembles with.
		Related terms include wedding reception flowers and centerpieces, classical guitar love music, free wedding reception thank you notes, how to mc a wedding reception, and music classical composers sound clips.
		Contemporary jazz music related phrases are on Rickrossi.com.
	www.rickrossi.com /contemporary_jazz_music_s.html (533 words)

	Jazz \| All About Jazz (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
		Jazz is born in New Orleans via a combination of fl and creole music.
		Swing is king and this is the only time that Jazz and popular are the same thing.
		Jazz fuses with one of its derivatives (Rock) to form Jazz-Rock or Fusion.
	www.allaboutjazz.com /timeline.htm (157 words)

	Smooth Jazz Vibes
		Two Reasons, the debut CD from smooth jazz trumpeter Jason Parra and his band the X Factor is one of the freshest new releases you will hear this year and its Boise that they call home and where they often perform.
		As the longest-running annual jazz festival in Southern California, the Long Beach Jazz Festival is poised to be the most exciting festival ever as Rainbow Promotions, guided by veteran concert promoter Al Williams, adds an international flavor to its mix of traditional and contemporary jazz.
		That delicious space somewhere between smooth jazz and R & B where rhythm and melody blends with a soulful groove is where many smooth jazz artists aspire to be.
	www.smoothvibes.com (4492 words)

	Various Artists \| A Contemporary Jazz Christmas (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
		Contemporary yes, but some of these folks have been around for awhile.
		The accent for the most part is on the word “Contemporary,” as in heavy fusion-ary backbeats and electric machines in almost everyone's Christmas stocking.
		This “contemporary” background is kind of like Silly Putty: Spyro Gyra stretches it one way, Nelson Rangell another.
	www.allaboutjazz.com /reviews/r0198_003.htm (470 words)

	Smooth Jazz News - August 2005
		Smooth Jazz News is a contemporary jazz lifestyle magazine, published monthly February through December.
		Personal interviews with the finest and most popular world-renown to cutting-edge smooth jazz artists are highlighted in each edition.
		Smooth Jazz News is available for home delivery, and is also distributed by most smooth jazz radio stations and at selected concerts, festivals and promotional events.
	www.smoothjazznews.com (96 words)

	Marsden Jazz Festival Homepage
		For the last fourteen years Marsden Jazz Festival has been showcasing the very best of contemporary and tradition jazz in a stunning village setting set against the backdrop of the Pennine moors.
		There will be the very best of contemporary jazz musicians and singers.
		And there will be the local bands and youth bands that make the Marsden Festival one of the most atmospheric and exciting events of the UK jazz calendar.
	www.marsdenjazzfestival.com (251 words)

	Scullers #1 Jazz Club in Boston with World Class Jazz Artists (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
		Scullers, the #1 Jazz Club in Boston, with world class jazz artists is a true Boston landmark.
		For 15 years the legendary Scullers Jazz Club has played host to the biggest names in straight ahead, Latin and contemporary jazz, as well as blues, soul, R&B, cabaret and world music.
		Led by jazz impresario Fred Taylor, the 200-seat Scullers Jazz Club has become a true Boston landmark offering spectacular views of the Boston's skyline and the Charles River that serve as the perfect backdrop for world-class entertainment you won't see anywhere else in Boston.
	www.scullersjazz.com (193 words)

	Jazz Bulletin Board - Contemporary Jazz Orchestras (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
		I am currently on a search for all the really modern jazz orchestras I can get my ears on - as far away from Ellington and Sammy Nestico as can be imagined - wailing and screeching and unexpected harmony, but with plenty of tune and groove hopefully.
		Other bands that are really doing something different are the Toshiko Akiyoshi Jazz Orchestra (particularly on the Monopoly Game album), the Dave O'Higgins Biggish Band (a british sax player who's played with many different artists) and the Matthew Herbert Big Band.
		I missed seeing them live at Jazz Britannia but saw their set on television and it was very impressive.
	forums.allaboutjazz.com /showthread.php?t=8647 (1199 words)

	Links: Jazz - Contemporary (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
		His early jazz work was with bands that were playing in the early New Orleans' style of King Oliver and Louis Armstrong, but he was soon working with many other groups that ranged in style from swing to modern.
		Remarkably, she was classically trained and didn’t really encounter jazz until the age of eighteen when she came to New Orleans on a Loyola University music scholarship.
		At home in both jazz and classical music, he has had a profound influence on the composition and performance of music because of his distinctive use of eccentric rhythms, multiple rhythms, extended harmonic language, simultaneous confluent tonal centers, improvisation and counterpoint, and fusion of musical cultures.
	www.wwoz.org /links2/jazzcontemporary.html (5302 words)

	Contemporary List Of JAZZ Links (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
		Jazz World Society online will soon become the biggest database devoted to all jazz acitivities: Artists & Bands, Festivals, Clubs, Conert Series, Concert Promoters, Booking Agents, Managers, Education, Record Labels, Distribution, Radio, Radio Presenters, Magazines & Press, Critics & Reviewers, Jazz Links, Mail Ordrer, Service Organizations.
		Contemporary List Of Jazz Links will merge with Jazz World Society online within upcoming six months.
		As the work at Jazz World Society online is in progress I invite You to visit this resourceful site.
	www.pk.edu.pl /~pmj/jazzlinks (160 words)

	Amazon.com: Music: Contemporary Jazz (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
		Branford Marsalis's aptly titled Contemporary Jazz is a survey of jazz happening as the 21st century rounds the bend of its first year.
		The mostly bop and postbop music is certainly rooted in jazz's known traditions, but Marsalis's quartet isn't burdened by the past (as the raucous cover of "Cheek to Cheek" attests).
		Requiem was the siren getting our attention and Contemporary Jazz has been the first statement of a new era.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00004W5AU?v=glance (1807 words)

	Joel Harrison: Composer, guitarist, contemporary jazz
		Joel Harrison has a gift for interpreting and marrying American music in all its forms as he made clear on his 2003 release, Free Country, which was named by many critics as one the best recordings of that year.
		Once again he travels along the seams of jazz, country, blues, and spirituals, using country classics, hymns, and folk tunes as a gateway to his distinctive creative music making.
		Simply put, this body of work is my sonic view of the experiment known as America — not the billboard, but the underbelly.
	www.joelharrison.com (577 words)

	Red Hot and Cool Jazz (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
		Red Hot and Cool Jazz has been selected by HomePC Magazine as one of the top 500 Web sites in the world in their first Best Web Sites survey.
		Jazz Vermont Chat Forum - Web Chat - a place to discuss jazz or any of your other musical interests.
		Thanks to America Online for including Red Hot and Cool Jazz in the MUSIC section of their service as one of the top 10 music sites in their first listing of web pages.
	members.aol.com /Jlackritz/jazz/index.html (3136 words)

	Pikes Peak Jazz And Swing Society Home Page
		The Pikes Peak Jazz And Swing Society is your window into the jazz world.
		Second Sunday Jazz Affairs are held monthly and feature a variety of music, jamming and dancing.
		The Springs Contemporary Jazz Big Band also awards a $1000 Bug Barbee Scholarship, bringing the total to $2,000.
	www.ppjass.org (270 words)

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