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Intro

JazzFunk

With the popularization of Funk music a sub-genre amalgamation of funk and jazz was inevitable. Jazz Funk pulls from funk, soul, R&B and Jazz-- it is a primary form of Fusion. It is one of the first styles of Jazz to incorporate synthesizers.

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Parents	Jazz	Wide-ranging genre characterized by the use of swung rhythms, blue notes, polyrhythms, and particularly, extensive improvisation. It incorporates a wide range of influences, from blues, ragtime, and classical music (particularly that of Impressionist composers such as Debussy), to spirituals and West African cultural and musical traditions. It first emerged as the Dixieland style of music among the African-American communities of New Orleans in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Throughout the 20th century, it developed stylistically across the entire United States, from Kansas City to New York City.
Belongs to AVS	avs:SubGenre	A Type of SubGenre.

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