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An original American music style that originated in the early 20th century by improvisation and syncopation.

Some of its distinctive elements include a "swung" or syncopated rhythmic feel, an emphasis on live improvisation, and an adaptability that lends itself both to be influenced by and to influence other musical styles.

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How do you start a regular jamming session?

I am currently a member of a very lively student jazz society, with some kind of a jamming session at least every two weeks, and a full jamming night every month. In some time I will be moving to a city where it seems there is not much of a…
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How do I memorize the jazz music as just a listener?

I want to get into jazz but I have a small (?) problem: most of the jazz music sounds same to me. How do I learn to distinguish different songs? With salsa it was easier as songs had some lyrics there. But how do I remember and distinguish songs…
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Changing chords in jazz

I'm trying to understand different jazz and blues styles. Here are some things I'm not sure if I've understood correctly and I'd love to have them corrected and explained. It's common in jazz to use the approach of not thinking of a song being in a…
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How to quickly find what scales you can play over a chord

For example, if I get a lead sheet I have never seen before and it has a chord that is not in its center key, how can I easily recognize what mode or scale to play over it when improvising?
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How to get fluent at comping voicings in real time?

I would like to know if there is a reasonable and useful practise strategy to learn how to accompany on the piano with just lead sheets with chord symbols? The ability to comp chords "live" along with other musicians whilst paying attention to the…
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Is there a standard set of diatonic ninth chords in jazz?

In the key of C major, making a circle of fifths, I get these chord symbols... CΔ9 - FΔ9 - Bm7♭5 - Em7♭9 - Am9 - Dm9 - G9 - CΔ9 I left the vii chord as just a half-diminished seventh. I especially wonder about the iii chord. Should it be a minor…
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Is there a way for a beginner in jazz to learn how to play tritone substitutions?

Is there a way for a beginner in jazz to learn how to play tritone substitutions? Or is this something that you should only try after you have played jazz for some time.
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How to practice pentatonics for jazz improvisation

I am having difficulty trying to get any kind of benefit from practicing major and minor pentatonic scales to use for improvisation. The problem is that the 1,2,3,5,6 shape in the hand is not particularly useful to produce a melodic line. I must,…
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Count on beat 2 and 4

Why do jazz and funk musicians count on 2 and 4 beats on a 4/4 beat? I've noticed that most musicians of other styles count on 1 and 3 or 1,2,3,4. Is there any advantage in counting on 2 and 4?
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Jazz enclosures for minor iim7b5 V7alt im6

The tutorials I have seen for jazz enclosures all reference diatonic tones. Mostly in reference to a diatonic…
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In jazz is an accented passing tone an "acceptable" way to play an avoid tone?

My example is simple: over a dm7 chord, play up the dorian mode full octave in eighth notes starting with a pick up note. When I get to B natural it will be on the beat, but moves between A and C as a accented passing tone. Is that kind of accenting…
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How to play jazz as dance music?

I have benen playing swedish dance music (mostly on the piano accordion). The structure of the melodies seem very important for a certain feeling.  I sometimes get the impression that dances are more than jjust the rhythms. What do you think?  In…
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What would be needed beat and synthesis wise in order to make something like this?

I'm really concerned on how they did the piano and clarinet echo (if that's even what it is), because I've been looking for tutorials on YouTube for stuff like how to make a "boombape type beat" or "lofi beat" but nothing came close enough to show…
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diminished chord in degree

I would like to write dowb a jazz grid in "Degree notation" in order to make it "tonality free", but i'm stucked with a problem. The song is billie's bounce and i don't know how to write the diminished chord after the 4th degree (see picture). Also…
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why are C7 and Cmaj7 different chords

I'm relatively new to music theory, I was under the impression Cmaj7 was the same as C7 so i just added a minor third above the C triad (CEG) and got CEGBb. As it turns out, C maj7 is actually a major third above the C triad - that is CEGB. Then…
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