That's Jazz and Its Cousins
Thu, 04/04/2024 - 11:00am | Lois Richter
What's related to what? It's complicated.
Producing the KDRT radio progam "Jazz After Dark", our own Don Shor knows a lot about jazz and its roots. Also about some of the spin-offs that have happened over time. But after talking to him today Lois came away a little dizzy.
It seems that each individual jazz player/ singer/ artist can add whatever flavor they want to their improv in the middle of a jazz performance. A little of this and a bit of that are just fine on a jazz record.
On the other hand, performers in other genres can "jazz it up" and slide their sounds over into jazz -- either by intent or by chance.
Ancestors or antecedents, some "cousins" of jazz have strong lines thru the jazz genre, while others derive from the parents of jazz. Did I mention that jazz has LOTS of parents?
Don explains all this better than I can, so listen to the show to find out more about your jazzy family tree.
