FOLK 075 401 Jazz: Style and History
G. Ramsey
Lecture: Tuesday, Thursday 1:30-3:00
Contact: gramsey@sas.upenn.edu
Cross Listed: AFAM 077, MUSC 075
The development of jazz from the beginning of the 20th century
to the present. Analysis of the stylistic flux of jazz, such as
the progression from dance music to bebop and the emergence of
the avant-garde and jazz rock. Attention
will be given to both the artists who generated the changes and
the cultural conditions that often provided the impetus.
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