Louis Armstrong is one of the most important jazz musicians and one of the greatest jazz musicians of the world. He is also one of the most influential musicians in the jazz music and its history. He had a special voice which by some people was called a "gravel-voice". The style that he p...

Hugh Arkinson May 6, 2004 BAMS 306 Jazz: The American Heritage From the beat of ragtime syncopation to soaring gospel choirs mixed with call-and-response vocalizations and the moody blues, jazz has become a much-loved form of music worldwide. Since it came out of the South ...

From the year 800 A.D, music has evolved and developed in many different ways over 6 main musical periods. These different stages in music's history all have their own distinguishing features such as the type of instruments used, the texture of the music and the sound that is created through di...