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jazz blues

jazz blues is a genre. jazz blues grew out of Jazz and Blues. It sits close to soul blues, Rhythm and blues, ska jazz, Bossa nova and Latin jazz, scenes that trade players, venues and ideas with it. Its influence carried into Hip hop, Disco, Soul, Rhythm and blues and Funk, which took the template somewhere else. The chart currently maps 22 connections around jazz blues. Open any neighbouring band or genre to trace where jazz blues came from and where it led.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
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jazz blues connections

jazz blues grew out of Jazz and Blues, shares an orbit with soul blues, Rhythm and blues, ska jazz and Bossa nova, went on to shape Hip hop, Disco, Soul and Rhythm and blues. 22 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

What influenced jazz blues

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Sounds and acts that shaped jazz blues.

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What jazz blues shaped

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