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What is Jazz?


As a self proclaimed expert and "aficionado", I should know the answer to that question; but I don't, because the answer is too complex.

As one example; Inna posted that he didn't like jazz, and in his next post he raved about a piece of music that I considered to be jazz. In Inna's case I understood the contradiction, he doesn't like "hard bop".

On the other hand, Rok2id's definition of jazz is so narrow that many of my jazz records and CD's, would be considered to be something other than "jazz".

What is "jazz" to you and can you define it?
orpheus10
orpheus10 OP
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"Banda Pequi" was posted by Chazro; although this is a young Brazilian jazz band, the music is "straight ahead American jazz". While they are a diamond in the rough, they don't need much polishing.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cCwBMCR-NGA
inna
7,296 posts
 
Orpheus10, this is really good, very powerful and sophisticated performance. Thank you.
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rok2id
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"Orpheus10, this is really good, very powerful and sophisticated performance. Thank you."

Hope a sudden gust of wind does not blow their sheet music off the stands. They look and sound like our local high school band.
inna
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Rok2id, let me guess. I think, in your last dreams French bothered you too much. And if this does sound like your high school band, well, what else might there be?
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