Popular between 1910 and 1940.
Name originates from the sound of nonsense syllables that scat singers improvised in vocal jazz performances.
Featured large ensemble with various sections including percussion, clarinet/saxophone, trumpet/trombone, piano, guitar, upright bass.
Popular between the 1860's and 1890's.
Popular in the 1940's
Has roots in swing music and involves fast tempos, adventurous improvisation, complex harmonies and chord progressions, and a focus on individual virtuosity.
he result was a syncopated or "ragged" style of playing.
Quick tempos often for dancing to. Featured "scatting" which was a popular style of vocal improvisation of various syllables.
Known for being microtonal, using pitches between the semitones defined by a piano keyboard.
Popular between 1895 - 1919
Main features include: specific chord progressions, a walking bass, call and response, dissonant harmonies, syncopation, melisma and flattened ‘blue’ notes.
Popular between 1930 and 1940's.
Very similar in style to Big Band.
Most often a piano style that emerged from the imitation of marching bands with bass lines in the left hand and melody in the right hand.
Often featured a "walking bass" line that lead chord progressions.
