Jazz

Jazz is a type of music that soothes mind, body, and soul. Jazz has many subgenres such as New Orleans music from the early 1910s, Big Band Swing from the 1930s to the 1940s, Bebop from the mid 1940s to the 1950s, a variety of Latin jazz fusions such as Afro-Cuban and Brazilian jazz from the 1960s and 1970s, Jazz-rock fusion from the 1970s and later developments such as Acid jazz.

The origin of jazz dates back to the 19th century when slaves were brought to America. They used to sing slave work songs in the form of “call-and-response.” Soulful songs called “spirituals” were also sung by slaves. Both work songs and spirituals are a part of the foundation of jazz. In the early 19th century an increasing number of black musicians learned to play European instruments.

These types of music later develop into ragtime. Ragtime was a fast tempo beat music written in 2/4. The classically-trained pianist Scott Joplin produced his "Original Rags" in 1897,......

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