Jazz is a dialogue, a conversation of musicians in real time. Born at the intersection of African rhythms, European harmony, and blues inflection, it traveled the road from ragtime and New Orleans Dixieland through swing (the 1930s–40s big-band era) to bebop (the Charlie Parker / Dizzy Gillespie revolution), cool jazz (Miles Davis), free jazz (Ornette Coleman), and fusion.
Jazz titans of the 20th century: Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Bill Evans. Ukrainian jazz is thriving: the festivals Leopolis Jazz Fest in Lviv and Jazz Koktebel, performers ManSound, DakhaBrakha × DJ Hardkiss, NOVA OPERA, and vocalist Tetiana Pirozhenko.
