Quincy Jones: Jazz Swallows Everything Whole and Turns It Upside Down
While jazz is a uniquely American invention that created rhythms from scratch, Quincy Jones says the genius of the art form can also be found in its appropriation of classical instruments.
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While jazz is a uniquely American invention that created rhythms from scratch, Quincy Jones says the genius of the art form can also be found in its appropriation of classical instruments.
Watch Jones explain the evolution of jazz in the XPRIZE Insights video here:
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