The varieties of jazz are endless. As each generation and culture of jazz take the music in new directions, the infinite possibilities continue to be explored.
The types of jazz, Avant-garde, Bebop, Fusion, Bossa Nova, Dixieland, Swing, free jezz, acid jazz, smooth jazz, are often used, but rarely defined. In the next few weeks we can explore what are these different styles and who were the famous pioneers.
But don’t hold on to these definitions too strongly. Jazz is still about freedom and defying definition and rules. As John Zorn has said,
"Musicians don’t think in terms of boxes. I know what jazz music is. I studied it. I love it. But when I sit down and make music, a lot of things come together. And sometimes it falls a little bit toward the classical side, sometimes it falls a little bit towards the jazz, sometimes it falls toward rock, sometimes it doesn’t fall anywhere, it's just floating in limbo. But no matter which way it falls, it's always a little bit of a freak. It doesn’t really belong anywhere. It's something unique, it's something different, it's something out of my heart. It's not connected with those traditions."
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