Difference Between Jazz and Blues:

It's hard to explain clearly in one sentence or two. Theoretically, historically... The nature is completely different. I can only summarize it in two sentences:

blues refers to a fixed harmonic progression, a 12-bar structure, just a few harmonies. His origins are also only in black people.

Whereas, jazz is a broad category that includes a myriad of styles. Theoretically, there are countless syllabic modes, harmonies, harmonic progressions, rhythmic patterns... Its origin is a combination of black and white elements that have been precipitated through history.

It cannot be denied that blues were one of the most important early elements of late jazz formation. But jazz is the ocean, blues is just a stream, and the ocean is made up of countless streams. I wonder if this clearly clarifies their relationship?

So, the question should be changed to the relationship between Blues and Jazz.

It's just that blues are simple, because they are simple and commercial, and they are easier to popularize, so many of us only know blues, and only know some blues masters. For example, Eric Clapton....

But people who know blues don't necessarily have jazz, and blues is a simple thing for a jazz musician.

Blues is much simpler and much more singular than Jazz. Most jazz musicians have played in the early days and can be done with the concept of the first key, but if you want to learn jazz, you must fix the concept of the key.

So, I see that there are always friends who ask about the difference between blues and jazz, and to be honest, there is no difference between them.

Not comparable. For example, what is the difference between Sanlitun and China? Something that is different in scale cannot be compared.

Moreover, it is also common to see people arguing about who is good and who is not. This is also nonsense. Incomparable!

If there's anything in common, one thing is for sure: improvisation.

But there's only a little room for blues to improvise. It's just a blues scale, with a maximum of added point variations.

Jazz is gone. Blues you can learn in a few days. Jazz is a lifelong learning!

You speak for Blues because you don't know Jazz yet, and people who know Jazz can continue to like Blues. When we don't have anything else, we are bound to love what we have, and when you know something else, you have the right to comment. So, see some friends who like blues, sarcastic others.

I think it's cute and ridiculous. What is cute is your persistence, and what is ridiculous is your ignorance. ：）

Summary. Jazz and Blues are almost impossible for the average person to tell the difference. That's why it's common to ask how to distinguish between jazz and blues.

Jazz and Blues are almost impossible for the average person to tell the difference. That's why it's common to ask how to distinguish between jazz and blues.

This is a jazz) not only in the ** level of the region is not good here, but also in the birthplace of these two ** - the United States, the average American is easy to confuse the two. Because the two have influenced and integrated each other in the history of the United States, and the definitions of jazz and blues are not clear enough for ordinary people, plus most of them are a fusion of more than two types, it is even more difficult to distinguish, and it is even more difficult for those who are not familiar with it.

Recognize the distinction: The first step to distinguish jazz from blues is that we must have some understanding of these two types of definitions: jazz and blues have different domains.

Using a car as an analogy, just like manual transmission, automatic transmission, and four-wheel drive, front-wheel drive, are all classified by different definition domains. A car can be automatic + four-wheel drive at the same time, or automatic + two-wheel drive, or manual two-wheel drive

Jazz and Blues have different defined domains. Using a car as an analogy, just like manual transmission, automatic transmission, and four-wheel drive, front-wheel drive, are all classified by different definition domains. A car can be both automatic + four-wheel drive , or automatic + two-wheel drive , or manual two-wheel drive to change this concept to **:

A ** can be jazz instead of blues, or blues instead of jazz, or blues and jazz, and even more so not blues and not jazz.

Ditto... I often hear these ** styles on TV...

What exactly is the difference: for example, the characteristics. Origin.. Something ...

It would be nice to have a sample available... Let me hear how to tell ...

In addition, there are no other ** styles.

Thank you!

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