UCLA Department of Ethnomusicology

This class will carefully examine the multiple paths of development that Jazz has created since 1970. The most significant composer/performers of these various styles will be examined to understand the innovative aspects of their art and the way in which each of their artistic contributions connect to the earlier periods of Jazz. A close analysis of what constitutes Electric World Music- Rock-Jazz Fusions, Free-Jazz, Neo-Classic Post-Bop, Post- Coltrane, new hybrids of Latin-Jazz, Jazz-Classical combinations, current Modern and Post-Modern styles along with new organizations that function as umbrellas for innovative music and social change such as the AACM, UGMA, Asian-Improv, M-Base and others. This course will also cover Modern Jazz’s ever-evolving relationship with the music industry.