Jazz Styles
Straight-Ahead Jazz |
Description Straight-ahead jazz is a term used to refer to a widely accepted style of jazz music playing that can be thought of as roughly encompassing the period between bebop and the 1960s styles of Wayne Shorter and Herbie Hancock. This style of jazz is considered the lingua franca of jam sessions, and can usually be contrasted with smooth jazz. As imprecise as the term is as used by jazz musicians, it can be loosely characterized by the following:
- Text from: Wikipedia-Straight Ahead Jazz Locally, in the Columbus Ohio area, you'll find musicians such as pianist/organist Bobby Floyd and his trio partners of guitarist/bassist Derek DiCenzo and percussionist Reggie Jackson often performing this brew of jazz. We'll update this list to identify and include others later. Note: Descriptions and definitions provided on this page are taken from various sources as noted that can be found on the Internet. Jazz 98.5 does not assume responsibility for the accuracy of any information provided. |