Project From jazz to pop Early jazz● Jazz began in the USA
● After World War I, jazz was the most popular type of music
● It came from the folk songs of American black slaves
● The trumpet was and still is one of the most important instruments used in jazz
● Louis Armstrong is seen as one of the founding fathers of jazz
● Solo performance became an essential part of every jazz song
From swing music to rock and roll ● Swing music is a kind of jazz for dancing
● It is faster than traditional jazz music
● Swing music was usually played in dance halls by ‘big bands’, including a pianist, a violinist and a bassist, as well as others
● RB is a kind of mixture of jazz and swing
﹠● RB included both guitar and saxophone ﹠solos
From swing music to rock and roll ● RB developed into what we know as