TransfermaticMUS at Lake Tahoe Community College

    MUS 104F - History of Jazz

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    UC and CSUCal-GETC Area 3A · IGETC Area 3A · CSU GE Area C1
    Description
    This course explores the history of jazz from its origins to current artists and styles. The course will examine the development of jazz performance, instrumentation, and stylistic changes from its roots in ragtime, and growth through Dixieland Jazz, the Big Band era, Bebop, Afro-Cuban Jazz, fusion and smooth jazz. From Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong to "Cannonball" Adderley and Frank Zappa, this course will survey the composers and performers in jazz styles and genres."