by lalala931243732 November 14, 2004
by David Le Ber September 04, 2003
A form of western music involving the fusion of traditional european and african (rhythmic) styles. Jazz is quite syncopated and fairly easily improvisable. Jazz could be considered a descendant of Ragtime, and a predecesor of Swing, Funk, and even Rock. Jazz originated from New Orleans as early as 1895, and remains one of the most popular forms of music today.
by Tal0n December 06, 2003
a modern (early 1900s) music style characterized by syncopation and dissonance.
contrary to popular belief, jazz is NOT playing any note with any chord. any note played with any chord can be explained. even if it is inexplicable, it just sounds good, which is what's really important.
the cool thing about jazz is that you learn all the rules and guidelines which apply to all the other genres...then you get to break them.
contrary to popular belief, jazz is NOT playing any note with any chord. any note played with any chord can be explained. even if it is inexplicable, it just sounds good, which is what's really important.
the cool thing about jazz is that you learn all the rules and guidelines which apply to all the other genres...then you get to break them.
by unusu-al January 21, 2005
by MusicMonk414 March 11, 2004
by beepbibop March 04, 2008
"Dude, that party last night was totally jazz!"
"The coffee I had this morning tasted pretty darn jazz."
"The coffee I had this morning tasted pretty darn jazz."
by shadowgeist October 29, 2009