MUSI 3306 - History of Jazz

3 hrs

Survey of Jazz History: its origin, its development, and its first 100 years; focuses principally on the stylistic development of jazz and its most important artists; relates the music to relevant aspects of social and intellectual history, including the Harlem Renaissance, the status of women in jazz, racism, the countercultural revolutions of the 1960s, and the contributions of Latino culture; Note: Open to all university students by permission of the instructor. This course satisfies the General Education Core requirement in Fine Arts.