Jazz

Jazz covers a broad spectrum of diverse musical styles and searching for a particular type of jazz that you enjoy is often hit-or-miss. Jazz History offers a systematic guide to the evolution of jazz and important recordings that exemplify the periods and artists associated with each style. Categories have been selected to define musical social and political events important to the development of jazz. Clicking on the links highlighted in each section will bring you to artist discographies specific album pages and other features within the site. Discovering recordings of new and classic jazz artists can be great fun. We hope you find this Jazz History section helpful in broadening your understanding of the music. Enjoy the journey! - Dr. David Schroeder Faculty New York University and The New School Jazz Studies Departments