MUS 1039

An introduction to the musical characteristics, techniques, styles, terms, and methods found in the jazz tradition. Focus on the study of African and African-American folk origins through blues, early jazz, swing, bebop, cool, avant-garde jazz, jazz-rock fusion and new creative music. In addition to musical and technological revolutionary ideas, the course will examine critical issues related to the social and cultural history of African-Americans (Harlem Renaissance, slavery, African diaspora, the World Wars, the Civil Rights Movement, etc.) and how those events influenced the creation of the music.