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Jazz

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Meet Jazz

Jazz is a genre connected to a wider network of artists, recordings and musical traditions.

The clearest way to understand Jazz is to hear how its rhythm, timbre and performance language change across artists and recordings.

Begin with Duke Ellington and His Orchestra.

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main styleDuke Ellington and His OrchestraJazz and Duke Ellington and His Orchestra share an artist-to-genre connection.
belongs toBebopBebop is a subgenre of Jazz.
related styleBluesJazz and Blues are connected in the catalog.
belongs toCool JazzCool Jazz is a subgenre of Jazz.
belongs toDixielandDixieland is a subgenre of Jazz.
belongs toFree JazzFree Jazz is a subgenre of Jazz.
belongs toHard BopHard Bop is a subgenre of Jazz.
belongs toJazz FusionJazz Fusion is a subgenre of Jazz.
related styleRockJazz and Rock are connected in the catalog.
belongs toLatin JazzLatin Jazz is a subgenre of Jazz.

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