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There are no characteristics of jazz instrumentation. Jazz can be played on virtually every instrument.
Jazz bands have taken on a number of instrumentation arrangements, from big bands, to bebop ensembles, and to small quartets. At a minimum, the jazz band consists of a rhythm section, consisting of bass, drums, and an instrument that can play chords such as piano or guitar, as well as a horn section.
There are several popular vocal jazz groups. One of the very popular groups, which varied their styles over the years, but remained mostly in jazz is Manhattan Transfer. New York Voices is also a popular vocal jazz group.
Blues goes wherever the performer likes, jazz goes in circles - improvisation-wise.Blues is a more spiritual thing, while jazz is more improvised, but structured at the same time, if you get what I mean?So while they often have similar instrumentation, blues usually carries more of a message than jazz, which tends to just be music...they're at the same time very similar and worlds apart.
Miles Davis is generally considered the forerunner of fusion jazz, which combined jazz instrumentation with rock's electric instruments. His "electric era" began in 1968, and his first fusion album, "In a Silent Way," was released in 1969. A British group called Soft Machine also began developing fusion jazz around the same period. Their second album, "Volume II," features lengthy jazz improvisations played loudly on electric instruments. Live recordings of the group playing these pieces live before the release of their second album arguably makes them the first jazz fusion group.
There are no characteristics of jazz instrumentation. Jazz can be played on virtually every instrument.
Jazz bands have taken on a number of instrumentation arrangements, from big bands, to bebop ensembles, and to small quartets. At a minimum, the jazz band consists of a rhythm section, consisting of bass, drums, and an instrument that can play chords such as piano or guitar, as well as a horn section.
Wicked has a combination of musical styles. There are your average show tune, pop, jazz, and classical.
Characteristic instrumentation refers to the specific combination of instruments that are commonly associated with a particular musical genre or style. For example, the characteristic instrumentation of a classical orchestra typically includes strings, woodwinds, brass, and percussion instruments. In jazz music, characteristic instrumentation may include saxophone, trumpet, piano, bass, and drums.
Ornette Coleman became the second jazz musician to win a Pulitzer Prize for Music in 2007 with his composition, Sound Grammar. In 1997, Wynton Marsalis became the first jazz musician to win a Pulitzer with Blood on the Fields.
Wynton Marsalis won the 1997 (not 1996) Pulitzer Prize in Music for Blood on the Fields. He was the first jazz musician to win the Pulitzer.
Wynton Marsalis
There are several popular vocal jazz groups. One of the very popular groups, which varied their styles over the years, but remained mostly in jazz is Manhattan Transfer. New York Voices is also a popular vocal jazz group.
A classical piano trio consists of piano, violin and cello. A jazz piano trio is comprised of piano, acoustic bass and drums.
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Blues goes wherever the performer likes, jazz goes in circles - improvisation-wise.Blues is a more spiritual thing, while jazz is more improvised, but structured at the same time, if you get what I mean?So while they often have similar instrumentation, blues usually carries more of a message than jazz, which tends to just be music...they're at the same time very similar and worlds apart.
Miles Davis is generally considered the forerunner of fusion jazz, which combined jazz instrumentation with rock's electric instruments. His "electric era" began in 1968, and his first fusion album, "In a Silent Way," was released in 1969. A British group called Soft Machine also began developing fusion jazz around the same period. Their second album, "Volume II," features lengthy jazz improvisations played loudly on electric instruments. Live recordings of the group playing these pieces live before the release of their second album arguably makes them the first jazz fusion group.