A Modern Approach to Jazz with Eastern Influences

Abstract

Eastern Jazz Suite is a jazz composition emphasizing the use of East Asian and Middle Eastern musical instruments and composition influences in a modern jazz setting. Jazz is an immense genre with many different subgenres and styles. Many artists through time have composed using traditional techniques and from cultures outside of America; however, a considerably smaller amount of compositions include the use of Asian instruments. This composition incorporates these instruments into an unusual genre in an attempt to create an immersive and unique listening experience