What is the difference between blues and jazz?

It's hard to say a word or two clearly. Theoretically and historically. . . Completely different in nature. Only a few words can be summarized: the blues refers to the fixed harmonic progression, the structure of 12 bar, and only a few harmonies. His blood is only black. Jazz is a broad category of music, including countless styles. Theoretically, it includes countless syllable modes, harmony, harmonic progression and rhythm. . . . Its origin is the combination of black and white musical elements precipitated by history. Undeniably, blues is the most important early element in the formation of late jazz, or one of them. But jazz is an ocean, blues is just a stream, and the ocean is made up of countless streams. I don't know if this statement clarifies their relationship. Therefore, the question should be changed to: the relationship between blues and jazz. It's just that the blues is simple and commercialized, because it's simple and more popular, so many of us only know the blues and only know some blues masters. For example, B.B. King, eric clapton ... But people who know the blues don't necessarily know jazz. The blues is a very simple thing for a jazz musician. Blues is simpler than jazz, and much simpler. Most jazz musicians played blues in their early days. Blues can be completed with the concept of the first key, and if you learn jazz, you must fix the concept of the key. Therefore, I always see friends asking about the difference between blues and jazz. To be honest, I can't say there is any difference between them. Can't be compared. Like, what's the difference between Sanlitun and China? Things of different sizes cannot be compared. Moreover, we often see people arguing about who is good and who is not. This is bullshit. There is no comparability! If there is anything in common, one thing is certain: improvisation, but the space for improvisation of blues is very small. It's just a blues scale, with a little change at most. Jazz went to sea. Blues can be learned in a few days. Jazz takes a lifetime to learn! You represent Bruce because you don't know jazz yet. People who know jazz can also like blues. When we have nothing else, we are bound to love what we have. When you understand other things, you have the right to comment. So, I saw some friends who like blues satirize others. I think it's cute and ridiculous. What is lovely is your persistence, and what is ridiculous is your ignorance. :)

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