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This is a list of subgenres of jazz music.
Genre Characteristics Era
Acid jazz Combined elements of soul music, funk, disco, including looping
beats and modal harmony 1980s 90s
Afro-Cuban jazz It mixes Afro-Cuban clave-based rhythms with jazz harmon
ies and techniques of improvisation. 1940s ->
Asian American jazz Asian-American jazz combines standard jazz instruments w
ith Asian instruments (such as taiko, shamisen, erhu, suona, or kulintang), whic
h are often performed by musicians from Asia. 1950s ->
Avant-garde jazz a style of music and improvisation that combines avant-g
arde art music and composition with jazz. It originated in the 1950s and develop
ed through the 1960s. 1950s ->
Bebop Bebop or bop is a style of jazz characterized by a fast tempo, instrumen
tal virtuosity, and improvisation based on a combination of harmonic structure a
nd occasional references to the melody. 1940s ->
Bossa nova Brazilian melodic samba-like genre influential in Cool Jazz/West
Coast Jazz 1960s ->
British dance band British dance band is a genre of popular jazz and dance
music that developed in British dance halls and hotel ballrooms during the 1920s
and 1930s 1920s ->
Cape jazz Cape jazz (more often written Cape Jazz) is a genre of jazz that
is performed in the very southern part of Africa, the name being a reference to
Cape Town, South Africa. 1990s ->
Chamber jazz Chamber jazz is a genre of jazz involving small, acoustic-based
ensembles where group interplay is important 1960s ->
Continental Jazz Early jazz dance bands of Europe in the swing medium, to
the exclusion of Great Britain.
Cool jazz Contrasts with the hard, fast sound of Bebop. Based largely on L
ester Young. 1940s-1960s
Crossover jazz where artists mix different styles of music into jazz 1970s ->
Dark Jazz A form of modern jazz characterized by the fusion of downtempo,
minimalist ambient music with jazz. 2010s -
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Dixieland Dixieland music or New Orleans jazz, sometimes referred to as ho
t jazz or early jazz, is a style of jazz music which developed in New Orleans at
the start of the 20th century. Stylistically it is essentially a form of Ragtim
e, typically transposed for brass band, banjo and/or clarinet. 1900s ->
Ethno jazz Ethno Jazz, a form of Ethno Music, is sometimes equaled to World
Music or is regarded as its successor, particularly before the 1990s. An indepe
ndent meaning of "Ethno Jazz" emerged around 1990 1990s ->
European free jazz European free jazz is a part of the global free jazz sce
ne with its own development and characteristics. 1960s ->
Free funk A combination of avant-garde jazz with funk music 1970s ->
Free improvisation Free improvisation or free music is improvised music wit
hout any rules beyond the logic or inclination. Free Jazz incorporates 'free imp
rovisation' but 'free improvisation' can be any genre, it isn't necessarily jazz
. 1960s ->
Free jazz Free jazz musicians attempted to alter, extend, or break down ja
zz convention, often by discarding fixed chord changes or tempos. 1950s ->
Gypsy jazz style of jazz music often said to have been started by guitarist
Jean "Django" Reinhardt in the 1930s 1930s ->
Hard bop incorporated influences from rhythm and blues, gospel music, and
 blues, especially in saxophone and piano playing. 1950s ->
Indo jazz Fusion of jazz with Indian music (see also Sitar in jazz and Jaz
z in India). 1950s ->
Jazz blues Term is misnomer. Jazz is a branch of blues, all jazz is blues.
(link redirects to twelve-bar blues)
Jazz-funk Jazz-funk is a subgenre of jazz music characterized by a strong
back beat (groove), electrified sounds[1] and an early prevalence of analog synt
hesizers. 1970s ->
Jazz fusion Combines elements of Jazz and Rock. Characterized by electronic
instruments, riffs, and extended solos 1970s ->
Jazz rap Jazz rap is a fusion subgenre of hip hop music and jazz, develop
ed in the late 1980s and early 1990s. The lyrics are often based on political co
nsciousness, Afrocentrism, and general positivism. 1980s ->
Jazz rock The term "jazz-rock" (or "jazz/rock") is often used as a synonym
for the term "jazz fusion". 1960s ->
Kansas City blues is a genre of blues music. It has spawned the Kansas Cit
y Blues & Jazz festival and the Kansas City Blues Society. 1940s ->
Kansas City jazz Kansas City jazz is a style of jazz that developed in Ka
nsas City, Missouri and the surrounding Kansas City Metropolitan Area during the
1930s 1930s ->
Latin jazz Draws heavily on salsa and merengue influences. Heavy use of per
cussion, including congas, timbales, bongos, guiros, and others.
M-Base 1980s ->
Mainstream jazz a genre of jazz music that was first used in reference t
o the playing styles around the 1950s 1950s ->
Modal jazz Pioneered by Miles Davis, others. Characterized by use of modes,
such as dorian modes.
Neo-bop jazz A comparatively accessible, 'retro' genre that emerged in the 19
80s as a stylistic reaction against free jazz and jazz fusion. Notably associate
d with Wynton Marsalis 1980s ->
Neo-swing 1990s ->
Novelty ragtime 1920s ->
Nu jazz Music that blends jazz elements with other musical styles, such
as funk, soul, electronic dance music, and free improvisation. 1990s ->
Orchestral jazz Also known as "Symphonic Jazz" 1920s ->
Post-bop A genre of small-combo jazz that assimilates hard bop, modal jaz
z, avant-garde and free jazz without necessarily being immediately identifiable
as any of those forms 1960s ->
Punk jazz 1970s ->
Ragtime A genre that uses a specific type of syncopation in which melodi
c accents occur between metrical beats. Particularly popular with pianists pre W
orld War I, it is also the underlying stylistic form for most Dixieland jazz.
1890s ->
Shibuya-kei Shibuya-kei is a subcategory of alternative/indie rock which ori
ginated in the Shibuya district of Tokyo, Japan. (not jazz) 1950s ->
Ska jazz 1960s ->
Smooth jazz In general a smooth jazz track is downtempo (the most widely pla
yed tracks are in the 90 105 BPM range), layering a lead, melody-playing instrumen
t (saxophones especially soprano and tenor are the most popular, with guitars a
close second) over a backdrop that typically consists of programmed rhythms and
various synth pads and/or samples. 1960s ->
Soul jazz 1950s ->
Stride jazz 1920s ->
Straight-ahead jazz 1960s ->
Swing Big Band arrangements, always swung. Pioneered by Duke Ellington, Count
Basie, Benny Goodman, others. 1930s-1950s
Third stream The fusion of the Jazz stream and Classical stream. 1950s ->
Trad jazz short for "traditional jazz", refers to the Dixieland and ragtim
e jazz styles of the early 20th century
Vocal jazz 1950s ->
West Coast jazz A less frenetic, calmer style than hard bop, heavily arr
anged, and more often compositionally-based subgenre of cool jazz. 1950s 60s
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