Across
- 1. Avant-garde style that often abandons traditional harmony and form
- 3. Early New Orleans ensemble style
- 4. Fast, complex jazz style pioneered in the 1940s
- 7. Big band style that dominated the 1930s and 1940s
- 9. Bebop-influenced style incorporating blues and gospel elements
- 10. Style combining jazz with Afro-Cuban and Latin rhythms
- 11. Relaxed, understated style associated with the West Coast scene
Down
- 2. Piano-based precursor to jazz popularized in the late 1800s
- 5. Brazilian genre that heavily influenced jazz musicians
- 6. Radio-friendly jazz style known for polished production
- 8. Genre blending jazz improvisation with rock and electric instruments