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List of jazz genres

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This article does not cite any references or sources. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (March 2010) This is a list of genres associated with the jazz tradition. Genre Acid blues Acid jazz Asian American jazz Avant-garde jazz Bebop Bossa nova Brazilian Genre influential in Cool Jazz/West Coast Jazz British dance band Cape jazz Chamber jazz Continental Jazz Cool jazz Crossover jazz Cubop Dixieland Ethno jazz European free jazz Early jazz dance bands of Europe in the swing medium, to the exclusion of Great Britain. Genre in opposition to the hard, fast sound of Bebop. Based largely on Lester Young. 1940s1960s 1960s -> Combined elements of soul music, funk, disco, including looping beats and modal harmony 1980s 90s Characteristics Era Origin

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Free funk Free improvisation Free jazz Gypsy jazz Hard bop Indo jazz Jazz blues Jazz-funk Jazz fusion Jazz rap Jazz rock Kansas City blues Kansas City jazz Latin jazz Livetronica M-Base Mainstream jazz Modal jazz Neo-bop jazz Neo-swing Novelty ragtime Nu jazz Orchestral jazz Post-bop Punk jazz Ragtime Shibuya-kei Ska jazz Smooth jazz Soul jazz Combines jazz and jazz fusion elements with other styles of music, mostly R&B but also funk and pop music. 1970s present Pioneered by Miles Davis, others. Characterized by use of modes, such as dorian modes. Draws heavily on salsa and merengue influences. Heavy use of percussion, including congas, timbales, bongos, guiros, and others. Combines elements of Jazz and Rock. Characterized by electronic instruments, riffs, and extended solos 1970s -> Fusion of jazz with Indian music (see also Sitar in jazz and Jazz 1950s in India). ->

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Stride jazz Straightahead jazz Swing Third stream Trad jazz Urban jazz Vocal jazz West Coast Gypsy jazz West Coast jazz
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Big Band arrangements, always swung. Pioneered by Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Benny Goodman, others.

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A less frenetic, calmer style than hard bop, heavily arranged, and 1950s more often compositionally-based sub-genre of cool jazz. 60s
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