Latin jazz is a genre of jazz with Latin American rhythms. The two main categories are Afro-Cuban jazz, rhythmically based on Cuban popular dance music...
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and genres abound in the 21st century, such as Latin and Afro-Cuban jazz. The origin of the word jazz has resulted in considerable research, and its history...
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Jazz fusion (also known as fusion, jazz rock, and jazz-rock fusion) is a popular music genre that developed in the late 1960s when musicians combined jazz...
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Ostinato (section Jazz, fusion, and Latin jazz)
modal and Latin jazz and traditional African music including Gnawa music. The term ostinato essentially has the same meaning as the medieval Latin word pes...
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List of music genres and styles (section Jazz)
improvisation Free jazz Gypsy jazz Hard bop Jazz blues Jazz-funk Jazz fusion Jazz noir Jazz rap Jazz rock Jazztronica Kansas City jazz Latin jazz Livetronica...
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more "tricks." Commercial jazz and contemporary jazz are both seen at dance competitions. Another variety of jazz is Latin jazz. "Maria Torres developed...
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The Latin Grammy Award for Best Latin Jazz/Jazz Album is an honor presented annually at the Latin Grammy Awards, a ceremony that recognizes excellence...
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Best Latin Jazz Album may refer to one of the following: Grammy Award for Best Latin Jazz Album Latin Grammy Award for Best Latin Jazz Album This disambiguation...
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Afro-Cuban jazz is the earliest form of Latin jazz. It mixes Afro-Cuban clave-based rhythms with jazz harmonies and techniques of improvisation. Afro-Cuban...
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Award for Best Latin Jazz Album. Davis served as producer of Fandango At The Wall In New York by Arturo O'Farrill and the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra which...
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jazz styles ranging from 1910s-style Dixieland jazz to 1970s-era jazz fusion and 1980s-era Latin jazz. The techniques and instrumentation of this type...
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Cal Tjader (category Latin jazz musicians)
1982) was an American Latin Jazz musician, often described as the most successful non-Latino Latin musician. He explored other jazz idioms, especially small...
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The Grammy Award for Best Latin Jazz Album is an award presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the...
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Salsa and Latin Jazz." New York: Continuum Publishing, 2002. 121. Print. Leymarie, Isabelle. "Cuban Fire: The Story of Salsa and Latin Jazz." New York:...
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Louie Cruz Beltran is a Latin jazz musician born in Bakersfield, California. Beltran is the son of first generation Mexican-American parents. Among his...
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Jazz standards are musical compositions that are an important part of the musical repertoire of jazz musicians, in that they are widely known, performed...
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Album Best Jazz Instrumental Album Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album Best Latin Jazz Album Best Alternative Jazz Album Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album Best...
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Joe Gallardo (category Latin jazz musicians)
American jazz musician and composer. 2008: South Texas Music Walk of Fame 1975: Sol - Sol 1981: Latino Blue 2002: A Latin Shade of Blue 2004: Latin Jazz Latino...
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primarily associated with funk, R&B and jazz funk, but is also connected to subgenres including jazz rock, reggae, Latin jazz, soul, rock music, northern soul...
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Eliane Elias (category Latin jazz pianists)
of Time 2017: Latin Grammy Award winner for Best Latin Jazz/Jazz Album, Dance of Time 2017: Libera Awards Nominee for Best Latin Jazz Album Dance of...
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bundled business productivity software Zoho Music, a New York-based Latin jazz independent record label This disambiguation page lists articles associated...
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Latin pop (in Spanish and in Portuguese: Pop Latino) is a pop music subgenre that is a fusion of US–style music production with Latin music genres from...
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Arturo O'Farrill (category Latin jazz bandleaders)
jazz musician, the son of Latin jazz musician, arranger and bandleader Chico O'Farrill, and pianist, composer, and director for the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra...
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Mongo Santamaría (category Latin jazz percussionists)
Grammy Hall of Fame in 1998. From the 1970s, he recorded mainly salsa and Latin jazz, before retiring in the late 1990s. Mongo learned to play the congas as...
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Dave Valentin (category American jazz flautists)
David Peter Valentin (April 29, 1952 – March 8, 2017) was an American Latin jazz flautist of Puerto Rican descent. Valentin was born to Puerto Rican parents...
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is a list of notable jazz guitar players, including guitarists from related jazz genres such as Western swing, Latin jazz, and jazz fusion. For an article...
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subgenres of jazz music. Jazz portal Cook, Richard (2005). Richard Cook's Jazz Encyclopedia. London: Penguin. p. 2. ISBN 0-141-00646-3. "Acid jazz (genre)"...
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Greyson Nekrutman (category Jazz musicians)
drums at age four, being taught many genres, including Latin, jazz and rock. He became known as a jazz and big band drummer, being influenced by the likes...
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Change "Best Latin Jazz Album" is awarded to Miguel Zenón and Luis Perdomo for their 2023 album El Arte Del Bolero Vol. 2 "Best Vocal Jazz Album" is awarded...
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Latin music (Portuguese and Spanish: música latina) is a term used by the music industry as a catch-all category for various styles of music from Ibero-America...
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