Rhythm — and particularly syncopation — has always played an important role in the language of jazz, so it’s not surprising that musicians looked to Afro-Cuban and Afro-Brazilian music for rhythmic inspiration. You get Latin jazz when the swing rhythms of mainstream jazz are replaced by the heavily syncopated rhythms of Afro-Cuban and Afro-Brazilian music.
- Mike Sheppard
- August 31, 2022
- 12:58 pm