Jazz Waves Radio

Jazz Waves Radio is live broadcasting from the USA. Be swept away and feel the breeze of cool waves in Jazz, from smooth textures to complex rhythms. Enjoy your favorite Jazz tunes around the clock from Duke Ellington to Chris Botti with Jazz Waves Radio. Expand your horizons with World music or ease into your mornings with the soulful sounds of Norah Jones to Lemongrass.

Jazz is a music genre that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States from a confluence of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th century American popular music. Its West African pedigree is evident in its use of blue notes, improvisation, polyrhythms, syncopation, and the swung note. However, Art Blakey has been quoted as saying, “No America, no jazz. I’ve seen people try to connect it to other countries, for instance to Africa, but it doesn’t have a damn thing to do with Africa”. A broader definition that encompasses all of the radically different eras of jazz has been proposed by Travis Jackson: “it is music that includes qualities such as swing, improvising, group interaction, developing an ‘individual voice’, and being open to different musical possibilities”.

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