jazz flute
Improvised metal tube
Jazz flute is the flute as played in jazz music, emphasizing improvisation, breathy tones, and rhythmic flexibility rather than classical precision.
The instrument gained prominence in jazz through players like Herbie Mann and Hubert Laws.
He studied classical flute but always wanted to play jazz flute.
- woodwindBlown orchestral instrument type
- wind instrumentMusic maker requiring breath
- bebopFast, complex jazz style
- improvisationSpontaneous, unplanned creation
- soloPerformance by one
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instrument role in jazz
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Brass horn for improvisation
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