West Coast Jazz
West Coast Jazz is a genre. West Coast Jazz grew out of Bebop and Cool jazz. Its influence carried into Cool jazz, third stream, Jazz fusion and Smooth Jazz, which took the template somewhere else. The chart currently maps 6 connections around West Coast Jazz. Open any neighbouring band or genre to trace where West Coast Jazz came from and where it led.
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West Coast Jazz connections
West Coast Jazz grew out of Bebop and Cool jazz, went on to shape Cool jazz, third stream, Jazz fusion and Smooth Jazz. 6 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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