Jazz Appreciation Month: Era spotlight channels

Our celebration of Jazz continues during the final days of April with our deep dives into the decades of this truly American art form.

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Swing, ragtime, and jazz from the Jazz Age!

1940s Jazz

Swing was king, but dethroned by the unstoppable force of bebop

1950s Jazz

The golden age of bebop, hard bop, and cool jazz

1960s Jazz

Post-bop, free jazz, and early fusion

1970s Jazz

When fusion was king, and the birth of the modern giants

1980s Jazz

Fusion and neo-bop, with Pat Metheny, Wynton Marsalis, and more

1990s Jazz

Exciting new voices and elder statesmen in their later years

2000s Jazz

Jazz of this century's first decade

2010s Jazz

The best Jazz of this decade, so far...