The jazz aesthetic draws inspiration from the Jazz Age of the 1920s and 1930s, a time period characterized by the introduction of jazz to mainstream music by the Black community.

Alessandro Duranti, professor of anthropology at the University of California at Los Angeles and editor of Linguistic Anthropology: A Reader (Blackwell, 2001): “The Culture of Jazz Aesthetics ...

Considering Genius: Writings On Jazz Stanley Crouch Hardcover; 339 pages ISBN: 9780465015177 Perseus Books Group 2006 Stanley Crouch's Considering Genius is a collection of essays on jazz that spans ...

All About Jazz has been a pillar of jazz since 1995, championing it as an art form and, more importantly, supporting the musicians who create it. Our enduring commitment has made "AAJ" one of the most ...

Local artists like Mad Dukez, Drea D’Nur and Jared Tinkham are examples of the blend of hip-hop and jazz here in Buffalo. Here is a look at some of the ...

That’s where I learned a lot of jazz chords and standards. That became the groundwork for everything I do now. “Call Me” and all of those EP songs are super jazz-inspired.