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"The basic principles of all jazz styles are the same. Good musical taste, technical skill, and a firm grasp of the principles of chord construction and chord progression make up the sum total."
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Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Its roots are in blues, ragtime, European harmony, African rhythmic rituals, spirituals, hymns, marches, vaudeville song, and dance music. Since the 1920s Jazz Age, it has been recognized as a major form of musical expression in traditional and popular mus
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"When people hear the word "jazzman," the first thing they think is unemployed, then dope and sex, but the young guys arent like that anymore. Id like a girl to be able to take me home and introduce me to her parents and hear them say, "Oh, a jazzman. Isnt that fine."
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"Jazz has got to retain its integrity, its spirituality. Its got to mean something. Thats No. 1. There are a lot of great players thinking that way in the music. Its all good. I dont think we should lament the fact that, Oh, we cant play in the clubs anymore. Thats passing. Well be able to, as musicians, play serious jazz. I think that will prevail. I cant prophesize, but I have a strong intuitive feeling that it will be stronger than ever and have another shot at trying to turn this world around."
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