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Jazz Groups
Jazz music has developed continuously since its beginnings early in the twentieth century. The main instruments used in this musical style originated with those used in military and marching bands. Today most instruments in existence have been put to use in the performance of jazz music at one time or another- including, in the case of one musician named Rufus Harley, the bagpipes! However, there are some instruments that are much more common in jazz today than others.
The main instruments of jazz groups
Supporting the music of a typical jazz group from every period, the rhythm section traditionally consists of piano, drums and double bass or bass guitar. The section is so named to distinguish it from the 'front line' of melody instruments. A guitar may be used as part of the rhythm section in larger bands or as a front-line instrument in smaller groups.
Reed instruments, including the various sizes of saxophones and clarinets, are among the most important instruments in a jazz group, because they tend to play most of the main themes and melodies.
Brass instruments, especially the trumpet and trombone (occasionally the gentler - toned flugelhorn), were actually used in jazz before the saxophone and are still just as important.