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Jazz piano
is a word for the ways
pianists
play
jazz
. The piano has been an important part of jazz, in both solo and group settings. Its role is one of the biggest. This is because of the instrument's combined
melodic
and
harmonic
nature. For this reason it is also an important tool in the understanding of
jazz theory
and arranging for jazz musicians and composers. Together with the
guitar
,
vibraphone
, and other
keyboard
instruments, the piano is one of the few instruments in a jazz group which can play
chords
, instead of only single notes (as with the
saxophone
or
trumpet
).
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