Ragtime 1895-7 Scott Joplin 1899 Blues Dixiland Syncopation Swing Jazz -- Louis Armstrong Hot Jazz Boogie Woogie Big Band : Basie, Dorsey, Ellington, Miller Dance music Rhapsody in Blue Bee-boop Rhythm Cool Jazz -- Miles Davis, Charley Parker, Theodious Monk, Dizzy Gillispie Free Jazz Coltrane