To understand the distinctions between jazz styles, my elementary students heard the familiar song, "Happy Birthday", each week, arranged in the various jazz styles they learned about chronologically through the 20th century.

Special thanks to guests:

Joe Saylor - drums
Lauren Saylor - piano
Angelo Versace - piano
Dom Versace - guitar
Dave Pollack - alto saxophone

00:00 Ragtime
00:24 Early Jazz
00:57 Swing
01:33 Bebop
02:05 Cool Jazz
02:55 Hard Bop
03:48 Bossa Nova
04:06 Afro-Cuban Jazz

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