Out of the broad definition of jazz many styles are found, Ragtime, New Orleans music, Swing, Dixieland revival, Bebop, Cool jazz, Hard bop, Modal jazz, Free jazz, Latin jazz, Post bop, Soul jazz, Jazz fusion, etc...

There are many styles of jazz. This Jazz Ukulele section will explore as many as possible.

There is a wealth of information on the Internet on jazz styles, what is jazz, etc...

Here are some links that I have collected:

• Jazz, Wikipedia listing
• Chart of Jazz Styles

  From the Northwestern University Jazz Web site. Derived from Joachim Berendt's The Jazz Book