Although Patchen has given previous evidence of an interest in jazz, the musical group that he works with, the Chamber Jazz Sextet, is often ignored by jazz critics.

Good Time Jazz has released a nice two-record album which he made.

Although Latin Jazz is most popularly associated with artists from the Caribbean ( particularly Cuba ) and Brazil, young Mexican Americans have played a role in its development over the years, going back to the 1930s and early 1940s, the era of the zoot suit, when young Mexican American musicians in Los Angeles and San Jose began to experiment with banda, a Jazz-like Mexican music that has grown recently in popularity among Mexican Americans such as Jenni Rivera.

The Fender Jazz Bass is often associated with disco bass lines, because the instrument itself has a very prominent " voice " in the musical mix.

Notable jazz bassists from the 1940s to the 1950s included bassist Jimmy Blanton ( 1918 – 1942 ) whose short tenure in the Duke Ellington Swing band ( cut short by his death from tuberculosis ) introduced new melodic and harmonic solo ideas for the instrument ; bassist Ray Brown ( 1926 – 2002 ), known for backing Beboppers Dizzy Gillespie, Oscar Peterson, Art Tatum and Charlie Parker, and forming the Modern Jazz Quartet ; hard bop bassist Ron Carter ( born 1937 ), who has appeared on 3, 500 albums make him one of the most-recorded bassists in jazz history, including LPs by Thelonious Monk and Wes Montgomery and many Blue Note Records artists ; and Paul Chambers ( 1935 – 1969 ), a member of the Miles Davis Quintet ( including the landmark modal jazz recording Kind of Blue ) and many other 1950s and 1960s rhythm sections, was known for his virtuosic improvisations.

He switched back to Fender Jazz Basses for the recording of Counterparts in 1993, and has been using them virtually exclusively since, heard on albums Test For Echo, Vapor Trails, Feedback and Snakes & Arrows.

European harmonica player Philip Achille, who performs Irish, Classical, Jazz, Qawali and sufi music, has won jazz competitions and his classical performances have led to appearances on the BBC as well as ITV and Channel 4.

Jazz has been seen as a way to showcase contributions of African American to American society, to highlight black history and affirm black culture.

The annual " Kansas City Blues and Jazz Festival ", which attracts top jazz stars nationwide and large out-of-town audiences, has been rated Kansas City's " best festival.

Radio station WMOT-FM in nearby Murfreesboro has aided significantly in the recent revival of the city's jazz scene, as has the non-profit Nashville Jazz Workshop, which holds concerts and classes in a renovated building in the north Nashville neighborhood of Germantown.

Wertico has appeared on the covers of Drum Tracks, Modern Drummer, Chicago Jazz, Percussioni ( Italy ), Belgo Beat ( Belgium ), PerQsja ( Poland ) and Bateristas al Sur ( South America ).

" Jazz, which developed from the blues and other African-American and European musical traditions and originated around the beginning of the 20th century, has also influenced hip hop and has been cited as a precursor of hip hop.

Ron has worked with the Jazz Foundation since its inception to save the homes and the lives of America's elderly jazz and blues musicians including musicians that survived Hurricane Katrina.

* 1975 – Roland JC-120 Jazz Chorus Guitar Amplifier: A two channel, 120 watt amplifier equipped with two 12-inch ( 30 cm ) speakers, built-in chorus and vibrato effects and a 3-band EQ per channel, renowned for its super-clean sound and durability, it has remained in production for over 35 years.

Tanzania has its own distinct African rumba music, termed muziki wa dansi (" dance music ") where names of artists / groups like Tabora Jazz, Western Jazz Band, Morogoro Jazz, Volcano Jazz, Simba Wanyika, Remmy Ongala, Marijani Shaabani, Ndala Kasheba, NUTA JAZZ, ATOMIC JAZZ, DDC Mlimani Park, Afro 70 & Patrick Balisidya, Sunburst, Tatu Nane and Orchestra Makassy must be mentioned in the history of Tanzanian music.

Bucharest's jazz profile has especially risen since 2002, with the presence of two thriving venues, Green Hours and Art Jazz, as well as an American presence alongside established Romanians.

" Jazz Me Blues " was also important because it introduced what has been called the " correlated chorus ," a method of improvising that Beiderbecke's Davenport friend Esten Spurrier attributed to both Beiderbecke and Armstrong.

Jordan has performed at many jazz festivals, including: Kool Jazz Festival ( 1984 ), Concord Jazz Festival ( 1985 ), and the Montreux International Jazz Festival ( 1985 ).

After the war, he played piano and guitar ( his first guitar was built by friend and author Sydney Hopkins, who wrote Mister God, This Is Anna ), and in 1949 joined Chris Barber's Jazz Band where he met blues harmonica player Cyril Davies.

Jazz pianist Dave Brubeck composed " Koto Song " that, while not featuring the koto itself, is played to allow the piano to emulate its sound.

In 1952 Lee played opposite Danny Thomas in a remake of the early Al Jolson film, The Jazz Singer.

In spite of Whiteman's nickname, " The King of Jazz ," his was not a jazz ensemble, but a popular music outfit that played bits of jazz and classical music according to the demands of its record-buying and concert-going audience.

Also a notable composer, he wrote many tunes still played regularly, including " Dipper Mouth Blues ", " Sweet Like This ", " Canal Street Blues ", and " Doctor Jazz ".

Oliver was also a talented composer, and wrote many tunes that are still regularly played, including " Dipper Mouth Blues ", " Sweet Like This ", " Canal Street Blues ", and " Doctor Jazz ".

Jazz particularly was played in the cafes and became popular, and French composers including Ravel and Darius Milhaud were applying jazz elements to their work.

During World War I, bandleader James Reese Europe played a jazz version of " La Marseillaise ", which can be heard on Part 2 of the Ken Burns TV documentary Jazz.

Jazz double bass | bass walking bass lines are traditionally played with pizzicato.

On July 6, 2008, she played at the Montreux Jazz Festival in Montreux, Switzerland.

When the New Orleans Jazz style swept New York by storm in 1917 with the arrival of the Original Dixieland Jazz Band, Jimmy Durante was part of the audience at Reisenweber's Cafe on Columbus Circle when ODJB played that venue.

" Tiger Rag ", " Margie ", " Clarinet Marmalade ", " At The Jazz Band Ball ", " Sensation Rag ", and " Fidgety Feet " remain much played classics in the repertory of contemporary Dixieland and traditional jazz bands.

Jazz and alternative music ( such as Sydney-based The Necks ) are played at The Basement and Jazz at 72, and formerly at the now defunct Harbourside Brasserie.

John Amaechi, who played in the NBA with the Utah Jazz, Orlando Magic and Cleveland Cavaliers ( as well as internationally with Panathinaikos BC of the Greek Basketball League and Kinder Bologna of the Italian Basketball League ), came out in February 2007 on ESPN's Outside the Lines program.

In the first regular season NBA game played in New Orleans in over 17 years, the Hornets defeated the Jazz 100 – 75, and posthumously retired # 7 of " Pistol " Pete Maravich during halftime.

Despite the injuries, the Jazz played well enough to defeat Denver 4 – 2 in the series.

Following the end of the 2011 NBA lockout that saw the 2011 – 12 season shortened to 66 games, the Jazz bid farewell to their two longest-tenured players – Mehmet Okur was traded to the Nets for a future 2nd-round pick, and Andrei Kirilenko, who played in his native Russia during the lockout and whose contract had expired after the 2011 season, decided to stay in Russia for the remainder of the 2011 – 12 season.

Dodds went to Chicago and played with Oliver's Creole Jazz Band, with which he first recorded in 1923.

Pitcairn was also the birthplace of Dewees " Cutty " Cutshall, a trombonist who played with the Jan Savitt orchestra, Benny Goodman Band, Eddie Condon Band, and an original member of the Larson / Haggart " World's Greatest Jazz Band ".

In June 2008 they performed at the Glastonbury Festival playing on the Jazz World Stage, they last played the Festival in 1999, on the Pyramid Stage.

As a last-minute replacement for Oscar Moore, Paul played with Nat King Cole and other artists in the inaugural Jazz at the Philharmonic concert in Los Angeles, California, on July 2, 1944.

There are also important festivals of Jazz ( July ), Bayonne ham ( Holy Week ), theatre and pelota ( the Basque sport ).

Jazz was an important influence in Alston's work and socila life, representing itself in other works like Jazz ( 1950 ) and Harlem at Night.

The most important Prestige recordings of this period ( Dig, Blue Haze, Bags ' Groove, Miles Davis and the Modern Jazz Giants, and Walkin ') originated mostly from recording sessions in 1951 and 1954, after Davis ' recovery from his addiction.

Some critics have highlighted " Jazz Me Blues ," recorded with the Wolverines on February 18, 1924, as being particularly important to understanding Beiderbecke's style.

* French — Alain-Fournier: Le Grand Meaulnes a. k. a. The Wanderer ( 1913 ; Ganache the Pierrot is an important symbolic figure ); Champsaur, Félicien: Lulu ( 1901 ), Le Jazz des Masques ( 1928 ); Gyp: Mon ami Pierrot ( 1921 ); Queneau, Raymond: Pierrot mon ami ( 1942 ); Rivollet, Georges: " The Pierrot " ( 1914 ).

* The Umbria Jazz Festival is one of the most important venues for Jazz in Europe and has been held annually since 1973, usually in July.

Among other important festivals there are: Jazz Jamboree, Rawa Blues Festival and Wratislavia Cantans.

Jazz was another important influence on the first wave of Australian rock.

Jazz was, together with Indian music, an important influence on the use of improvisation in his works after 1962.

In its time Jazz Bilzen was the most important Belgian festival.

White appropriation, stereotyping and mimicking of black culture played an important role in the construction of an urban popular culture in which European immigrants could express themselves as Americans, through such traditions as blackface, minstrel shows and later in jazz and in early Hollywood cinema, notably in The Jazz Singer ( 1927 ).

Jazz plays an important role in everyday Norwegian music life, and can be heard in bars, cafes, and in the streets.

It has become one of the most important Jazz event in the region.

It was an improvised version of their folk songs with musical reference to European and American jazz which would go on some 20 years later to be South Africa's most important Jazz export.

Southern Sudanese popular music was important in the 1970s and 1980s, with the capital Juba hosting nightclub bands like Rejaf Jazz and the Skylarks.

Jazz standards are musical compositions which are an important part of the musical repertoire of jazz musicians, in that they are widely known, performed, and recorded by jazz musicians, and widely known by listeners.

He wrote mostly on the history of Jazz music and was also an important translator of Portuguese and Catalan literature.

Despite being only a moderately successful album with songs that mixed Rock, Jazz, and Blues, Los Tres nevertheless became an important album in the early nineties.

Jazz has been one of Denmark's most important musical developments over the past century.

Among the first and most important people to begin to codify the then largely aural tradition of jazz he wrote several seminal books on jazz, including Jazz Improvisation.

Jazz remains an important part of the festival.