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Jazz is the "[V]ery cool, very stylish, very competent" member of the Autobots in the Transformers television and comic series based on the popular toy line produced by Takara and Hasbro. His original vehicle mode is a Martini Porsche 935 Turbo racing car. Self-possessed, calm, and utterly collected, Jazz is head of Special Operations, with his own dedicated roster of agents. He often gives the most dangerous assignments to himself. It's not a matter of ego—he just really is the coolest head for the toughest missions. Jazz's ease extends to whatever environment he finds himself in, no matter how weird or wonderful.
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Jazz is a uniquely American style of music with roots in New Orleans. Traditionally, it's a style of rhythmic, syncopated music created by one or more musicians improvising on a melody or chord. Key figures include Sidney Bechet, Louis Armstrong, Dizzy Gillespie, Dave Brubeck, John Coltrane, and Miles Davis. -- gersch
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In addition to its institutional contributors, the Center for Jazz Studies receives support from private donors. This year, Columbia University has launched a new site making it easier for individuals to give online. The option to donate directly to the Center will be available soon.
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When civil war broke out on the planet Cybertron between the Autobots and Decepticon factions, Jazz joined the Autobot cause. After Decepticon leader Megatron killed the Autobot leader Sentinel Prime, a new Autobot leader was chosen by the Council of the Ancients. Jazz was present when Optronix was given the Matrix and reformatted into Optimus Prime. Three Decepticon assassins attempted to kill Optimus, but were unsuccessful. Optimus then ordered a planet-wide evacuation of Cybertron (Transformers: The War Within #1). When Shockwave led a force of Decepticons against the Autobot capitol of Iacon, Jazz was among the Autobots who defended the capitol (War Within #3).
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JazzMasters Workshop, a national non-profit organization, was founded in 2000 by celebrated jazz guitarist and educator Bruce Forman, who won recent acclaim for his contribution to the music in Clint Eastwood's Academy Award(R) winning film, Million Dollar Baby. JMW was created to help youth reach their potential through music education and teamwork. Through JMW's no-charge programs, children of all ages, abilities and backgrounds can experience a powerful connection with gifted musicians-enjoying hands-on mentoring sessions and performance workshops.
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The history of Jazz music origins is attributed to the turn of the 20th century New Orleans, although this unique, artistic medium occurred almost simultaneously in other North American areas like Saint Louis, Kansas City and Chicago. Traits carried from West African black folk music developed in the Americas, joined with European popular and light classical music of the late 18th and 19th centuries, became the syncopated rhythms of Ragtime and minor chord voicings characteristic of the Blues.
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