Jazz: The Great American Art Form

Jack Wilkins

Table of Contents

• Author's Welcome
• About the Author
• Class Overview
• Course Goals
• Study Tips
• Grading Criteria
• Video Samples
• The Origins of Jazz (Topic 1)
• New Orleans/Early Jazz (Topic 2)
• The Beginnings of swing (Topic 3)
• The Swing Era (Topic 4)
• Bebop: The Beginnings of Modern Jazz (Topic 5)
• Cool Jazz (Topic 6)
• The 50's: Hard Bop and more (Session 7)
• The 60's: A Time of Change (Topic 8)
• Jazz Fusion (Topic 9)
• Jazz Today (Topic 10)