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Progressive Jazz is a term coined by Stan Kenton to refer to a type of experimental and somewhat dissonant big-band jazz music of the 1950s. The music was characterized by complex, loud, and brassy voicings with arrangements -- often titled "fugue" or "elegy" -- that convey an association with art music.
Bandleader Stan Kenton coined "progressive jazz" for his complex, loud, and brassy approach to big band jazz that conveyed an association with art music. [1] Progressive music is music that attempts to expand existing stylistic boundaries associated with specific genres of music. [2]
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Progressive jazz (also known as modern jazz) is a type of music that formed from inclusion of elements from other musical genres. One such result was the creation of jazz fusion. It was primarily developed on the west coast of the United States in the late 40's and early 50's.
Progressive jazz moved toward modernization in the 1950s and 1960s, tapping into more complex arrangements than what had been played by big bands. Another important departure from traditional jazz was the use of improvisaton.
