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Introduction
As you begin your journey in jazz, you become a member of an enlightened
group. It’s not quite a cult, but it’s a devoted group that inspires a
loyalty and dedication that many people don’t understand.
Jazz is more than 100 years old and has undergone many changes. It has
never been music for the masses and has probably, with time, become more
obscure — more complex and less accessible. Jazz is a deep and amazing art
form that’s yet to find its rightful place alongside classical music or modern
art. Many people are wary of jazz, yet most people fall in love on their first
date with it. They only need the right kind of introduction.
When big-band jazz and ballroom swing dancing faded in the years after
World War II, jazz began to change. It began to move out of clubs and into
concert halls. As the ranks of jazz clubs thinned, college jazz programs
became the training grounds of new players, moving the music away from
everyday experience and everyday people. Today, school children seldom
hear jazz or learn about it, let alone play it. And radio has all but abandoned
the music it popularized during the ’30s and ’40s.
Yet jazz survives among hardcore fans who have the patience to find it in
music stores, online, and at live venues. Because the music is so emotionally
powerful, anyone can connect with it, without knowing much about it.
Trumpeter and bandleader Louis Armstrong can make you laugh; saxophonist
Charlie Parker can shoot an electrical jolt up your spine; and vocalist Billie
Holiday can make you cry — even if you don’t know what key the music’s in,
whether the artists are improvising, or even what makes jazz, well, jazz.
About This Book
The purpose of this book is to give your brain just enough information so
you can find the jazz you like, and then let it connect with your heart. Jazz
can be extremely complicated, but I do my best to explain the complications
and give you insight into jazz’s more important concepts. You uncover just
enough history and theory to get a feel for jazz and begin to appreciate and
understand its major movements and musicians.
This book is written for those of you who aren’t experts but who want to feel
the jazz groove and enjoy a lifelong love affair with this original American
music. This book is also detailed enough, though, that those jazz fanatics can
find new and useful information.