Elements of Jazz: From Cakewalks to Fusion

Lecture 1. Plantation beginnings --

Lecture 2. Rise and fall of ragtime --

Lecture 3. Jazz age --

Lecture 4. Blues --

Lecture 5. Swing era --

Lecture 6. Boogie, big band blues, and bop --

Lecture 7. Modern jazz --

Lecture 8. ABC's of jazz improvisation.

Plantation beginnings

The rise and fall of ragtime

The jazz age

Blues

The swing era

Boogie, big band blues, and bop

Modern jazz

The ABC's of jazz improvisation.