A lynchpin in the development of jazz, Davis loved experimentation. His early bands included unusual instruments and later work paved the way for jazz fusion in the late 1960s and early 1970s.

The rhythm tends to be more complex than that of soul music. Jazz funk adds electric instruments and effects to more traditional acoustic instruments such as sax and trumpet that feature in jazz.

People still create and perform jazz and blues music today. They are both very popular styles of music. Blues music can be played on instruments like the guitar, piano and harmonica. Singing is ...