Recent SemestersFall 2026, Spring 2026, Fall 2025, Spring 2025, Fall 2024Class Size35 studentsCredits3 Transfers ToUC and CSUCal-GETC Area 3A · IGETC Area 3A · CSU GE Area C1DescriptionHistory and development of jazz in the United States, including evolving styles and important musicians, influence of pre 1900 popular music (Ragtime, Blues, and Dixieland), recognition of playing styles merging of other musical forms with the Jazz idiom, Jazz as an art form, and the composer/improviser in jazz today.Usually HeldMon Wed 12:00pm–1:25pm