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Straight Ahead Jazz Events This Month in San Francisco
2 straight ahead jazz events in San Francisco this month (4-31 Oct): Kyle Finley & The Dirty Works Jazz Band (Mon 5 Oct) + 1 more date. Updated daily.
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An organic sound.
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About Straight Ahead Jazz
Straight-ahead jazz emerged during the late 1950s and 1960s as a stylistic adherence to the acoustic swing and bebop traditions, specifically contrasting with the rise of jazz fusion and avant-garde movements. Its instrumentation typically features a standard acoustic rhythm section of piano, double bass, and drums, often accompanied by brass or woodwind soloists. Characterized by a consistent walking bass line, syncopated swing rhythms, and a moderate to fast tempo, the genre emphasizes improvisational fluency within structured harmonic frameworks. This sophisticated and intellectual genre maintains a semantic bridge between traditional hard bop and contemporary mainstream jazz, prioritizing acoustic purity and melodic clarity over electronic experimentation or dissonant abstraction.
Also known as: Mainstream jazz, Straight-ahead
Parent genre:Jazz
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Mood lists 2 straight ahead jazz events in San Francisco this month (4-31 Oct): Kyle Finley & The Dirty Works Jazz Band (Mon 5 Oct) + 1 more date. Each listing shows the venue, lineup and a direct ticket link; the calendar is updated daily.
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Straight-ahead jazz emerged during the late 1950s and 1960s as a stylistic adherence to the acoustic swing and bebop traditions, specifically contrasting with the rise of jazz fusion and avant-garde movements. Its instrumentation typically features a standard acoustic rhythm section of piano, double bass, and drums, often accompanied by brass or woodwind soloists. Characterized by a consistent walking bass line, syncopated swing rhythms, and a moderate to fast tempo, the genre emphasizes improvi…
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