Inspired by all the classic rock, blues, and jazz he could find, he set out to create his own personal style.

His keyboard parts are often improvised, inspired by jazz.

Man does not live by jazz alone.

There are several central qualities shared by African music and jazz, most prominently the importance of improvisation.

They might even have done a little better by jazz than by baseball.

Their music was completely instrumental and heavily influenced by jazz, the avant-garde and movie scores.

As such, and while the Festival annually offers a rich program of concerts by leading international jazz musicians, the emphasis is on music education.

Together, they produced a new kind of funk sound heavily influenced by jazz and psychedelic rock.

Each prelude is a well-known example of early-20th-century American classical music, as influenced by jazz.

The new airline is officially called "Air Canada express operated by jazz."