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Kansas City jazz

Musical style
Kansas City jazz is a style of jazz that developed in Kansas City, Missouri during the 1920s and 1930s, which marked the transition from the structured big band style to the much more improvisational style of bebop. Wikipedia
Parent genres: Jazz, Blues, and Dixieland jazz
Cultural origins: 1920s and 1930s
Derivative forms: Bebop
Stylistic origins: Blues, Dixieland, ragtime, big band, swing, stride
Typical instruments: Banjo; piano; saxophone; clarinet; trumpet; double bass; drums