Comments on: What is the history and culture of Blues and Jazz music? http://backroadsofamericanmusic.com/what-is-the-history-and-culture-of-blues-and-jazz-music/34/ Sun, 11 Dec 2011 20:37:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: ChainLightning ⅜ http://backroadsofamericanmusic.com/what-is-the-history-and-culture-of-blues-and-jazz-music/34/comment-page-1/#comment-64 ChainLightning ⅜ Tue, 01 Dec 2009 10:38:51 +0000 http://backroadsofamericanmusic.com/what-is-the-history-and-culture-of-blues-and-jazz-music/34/#comment-64 PBS television has done both types of music. Ken Burns did a series on jazz. Martin Scorsese produced one on The Blues. Both are on DVD and are very informative. Also you may try out Allmusic.com a good web site that lets you do searches. PBS television has done both types of music. Ken Burns did a series on jazz. Martin Scorsese produced one on The Blues. Both are on DVD and are very informative. Also you may try out Allmusic.com a good web site that lets you do searches.

]]> By: Hells-Warlock2 http://backroadsofamericanmusic.com/what-is-the-history-and-culture-of-blues-and-jazz-music/34/comment-page-1/#comment-63 Hells-Warlock2 Tue, 01 Dec 2009 10:22:24 +0000 http://backroadsofamericanmusic.com/what-is-the-history-and-culture-of-blues-and-jazz-music/34/#comment-63 Blues gos way back to before Slavery times ,,,It was a tribal style of music . Then When the white man started to Use Blacks as Slaves they were introduced to the Guitar and played it to their tribal drum beat ,, ,What was interesting was that they used the Trimadic scale/ Note ,,,, ( blue note /minor pentatonic scale ,,,,,) Which Christians believed to be an evil Note/ scale that if used the devil him self would appear JAZZ HISTORY W.C Handy invented Jazz ,,,,He mixed Blues and a Gospel style of music The reason W.C Handy Mixed these musical styles together is because wanted to please his father who was a Baptist minster Blues gos way back to before Slavery times ,,,It was a tribal style of music .
Then When the white man started to Use Blacks as Slaves they were introduced to the Guitar and played it to their tribal drum beat ,,

,What was interesting was that they used the Trimadic scale/ Note ,,,, ( blue note /minor pentatonic scale ,,,,,) Which Christians believed to be an evil Note/ scale that if used the devil him self would appear

JAZZ HISTORY

W.C Handy invented Jazz ,,,,He mixed Blues and a Gospel style of music

The reason W.C Handy Mixed these musical styles together is because wanted to please his father who was a Baptist minster

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