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Jazz is not Blues and Blues is not Jazz.......
Whatjd, don't let all this talk confuse you, it is as you say it is, not as they desire.Blues people and jazz people are as different as night and day, even when they look alike. First, lets not beat around the bush, blues is defined as "Delta Bl... 
Jazz is not Blues and Blues is not Jazz.......
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3yMLgxIJ2R0 
Jazz is not Blues and Blues is not Jazz.......
I don't suppose everyone is old enough to remember "radio"; meaning what we listened to for entertainment because few people had TV.I was a child myself, so that was a long time ago. Blues was "Delta Blues" and jazz was Charlie Parker, Dizzy, Son... 
Jazz is not Blues and Blues is not Jazz.......
What you said made all the sense in the world, but in a hazy sort of way.I prefer precise terminology, but only in math and science is terminology precise, never in music, and therein lies "this" problem. Therefore it can not be truly resolved. 
Jazz is not Blues and Blues is not Jazz.......
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-n3VJQIKduU 
Jazz is not Blues and Blues is not Jazz.......
Ray CharlesGenres R&B, soul, blues, gospel, country, jazz, rock and roll,Occupation(s) Musician, singer, songwriter, composerApparently Ray Charles does it all; consequently, he is also a "Jazz musician". 
Jazz is not Blues and Blues is not Jazz.......
I wonder which blues players could play this;        https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ImvjZ7fUUBU 
Jazz is not Blues and Blues is not Jazz.......
Have you ever heard John Lee Hooker play jazz? Have you ever heard Howlin Wolf play jazz? Have you ever heard Lightnin Hopkins play jazz? Have you ever heard Elmore James play jazz? Maybe there's more to it than;but the bedrock blues pattern i... 
Jazz is not Blues and Blues is not Jazz.......
Among other things, Monk never lets his food touch. 
Jazz is not Blues and Blues is not Jazz.......
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mWKMTPvDORM&t=14s 
Jazz for aficionados
Another interesting instrument is the Barimbau;      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4uuSaOZg8hI      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4miRO1NMaP4      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P1beIgX7Vdg&list=RDP1beIgX7Vdg&start_radio=1 
Jazz for aficionados
Without the cities with their Bistros, the very high level jazz that was created in the past will not be forthcoming. There will be some kind of music they call jazz, but it will be like fast food as compared to dining at a fine restaurant.I reca... 
Jazz for aficionados
Herbie Hancock's music was definitely different in the early 70's, and best heard live. Some local groups here in St. Louis played his music utilizing the electric piano plus similar instrumentation, and I couldn't get enough of the music; it was... 
Jazz for aficionados
I have the ability to go back in time and experience what the music sounded like when I first heard it. That music is so different from the "straight ahead jazz" that we currently listen to that it's understandable why you don't like it.I liked E... 
Jazz for aficionados
Alex, I was extremely impressed with Herbie Hancock's "Sextant" the first time I heard it in 1972. The fact that I was smoking many exotic blends of Turkish tobacco at that time might have influenced my impression of the music.If you stare at the...