The dynamic styles of jazz has transitioned from Ragtime, to Swing, and on through "Modern" and "Cool" jazz. ... His evolution of manufacturing piano music into dance music was a very complex transition from the blend of relaxation to the rhythmic dance style. ... Basing the music on movements by the body and the movement of the instruments created an abstract art for dancing to the music. ... The swing style is upbeat and starts the impression of expressing the author's own feeling towards his music through dance and movement. ...

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Jazz functions as popular art has enjoyed periods of fairly widespread public response, in the "jazz age" of the 1920's, in the swing era of the late 1930's and in the peak popularity of modern jazz in the late 1950's. ... Playing jazz influenced dance music, was billed as the King of Jazz (History of Jazz 2001). ...

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• Grade Level: High School