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Article: What is Jazz?

The Beginnings of Free Form

Read "The Beginnings of Free Form" reviewed by Sammy Stein


"Free form" is a term used to encompass a whole genre--or genres--outside mainstream jazz. Jazz has its roots in spiritual music, Dixieland, New Orleans, blues and ragtime, and after the 1940s these became fused into a catch-all assignation of genre. Jazz took on a predictability that was largely influenced not by the limitations of the players, ...

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Rusty Taylor: Jazz + Country = Southern Comfort

Read "Rusty Taylor: Jazz + Country = Southern Comfort" reviewed by Guy Zinger


Rusty Allen Taylor is an engaging example of a new a new country-jazz, male vocalist. With his touch of country zing, he creates a mix of sweetness and mellowness, on the one hand, and speckles it with dirt, on the other. This bittersweet mix is a parallel to his life and generates a truly unique sound. ...


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