Happy Birthday in 8 Jazz Styles

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