Overview
Jazz is an original American music art form that developed around the start of the 20th century in African American communities in and around New Orleans, which was shaped by a confluence of numerous American music traditions. Jazz has roots in the combination of African and Western music tradtions, including spirituals, blues and ragtime, stemming from West Africa and the western Sahel, and New England's religious hymns, hillbilly music, and European military band music. The origins of the word jazz are uncertain. The word is rooted in American slang, and various derivations have been suggested . Jazz was not applied to jazz music until about 1915,in Chicago. The instruments used in marching bands and dance band music at the turn of century became the basic instruments of jazz: brass, reeds, and drums, using the Western 12-tone scale.For all its genius, early jazz, with its humble, folk roots, was the product of primarily self-taught musicians.
History
1890s-1910s......

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