Fizz vs. Jazz

Differences between Fizz and Jazz

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The following is a list of musical and philosophical differences between Jazz and Fizz. Some of the characteristics listed under "Jazz" might not necessarily apply to Jazz-identifying genres like Nu Jazz or Jazztronica, but that's something for them to reckon with.

	Jazz	Fizz
Origin	Spearheaded primarily by Black Americans in the early 20th century. Derived from Blues, Ragtime, West African Music and European Classical Music.	Spearheaded primarily by a wide assortment of Americans in the 2020s. Derived from Nu-Jazz, Jazz Fusion, Dubstep and other EDM subgenres.
Improvisation	Fundamental.	Heavily embraced.
Music Theory	Heavily embraced.	Fundamental.
Sound Design	Not heavily embraced.	Fundamental.
Live vs Recorded	Live music is more important than recorded music. The recording is understood to be a "snapshot" of the live performance.	Live music and recorded music are equally important. The recording is understood to be the platonic ideal of the song, with live performances being instantiations of it.
Authenticity
Song Structure	Jazz traditionally contains 2 instances of the "head" with at least 1 solo in the middle. There are no hard rules for what happens around or in between those sections.	There are basically no rules, but most Fizz can be understood as having verse-chorus song structure. Fizz frequently features bridges, buildups and drops, and occasionally features breakdowns and aftersections.
Instrumentation	Acoustic/Electric instruments are featured primarily, but there are no hard rules.	Electronic sounds and instruments are featured primarily, but there are no hard rules.
Authority		If a song is in line with the Fizzosophy and the composer identifies it as such, it's Fizz. Not a definition that Charlie Kirk would be a fan of, but that's how it is. Fizz is a constitutional genre. The community keeps things in check, but according to the doctrine of Fizzola Scriptura, The Torus of Fizzosophy is the only infallible authority for what counts as Fizz.
Tropes	2-5-1 cadences, chromaticism	VI VII I cadences, melodic hooks
Swing	On a basic level, swing is described as a displacement of every other beat on the grid. In reality, swing is an extremely complex, fluid grid that takes years to feel intuitively (as a musician)	Swing is understood to be the mere mathematical operation of displacing every other beat on the grid, often described by percentages (ex. 57% swing, 66% swing by DAW users)