Jazz final

1. What are the two factors necessary to call music Jazz?

2. Discuss the evolution of jazz. What are the various factors that were present in/around New Orleans that helped jazz evolve?

3. What are the similarities/differences between early jazz and the big band style? What changed? Why?

4. What changes occurred between big band and be-bop? Who were the main players that led to the evolution of be-bop?

5. Discuss cool-jazz. Why did it evolve? Who were the musicians behind the evolution of cool jazz?

6. Discuss hard bop. How is hard bop similar to be-bop? How is it different? Who were the main players in hard bop?

7. What is “fusion”? Discuss.

8. How has jazz re-emerged since the early 1990’s? What is similar to earlier styles? What is different?