MUS 6850 - Jazz Styles

2 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: Mus 2450, Mus 2780, or Mus 6070 with grade of B or higher, or equivalent, or consent of instructor.
Description
Examines important events and musical figures in the evolution of jazz by analysis of playing styles, compositions and innovations that influenced the direction of jazz in the twentieth century. African roots of jazz and the music of Armstrong, Morton, Ellington, Parker/Gillespie, Coltrane, and Miles Davis.