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Jazz

11/2 grade Anjela

Gharibyan

Jazz  is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, United States .

Jazz is seen by many as "America's classical music".

• Since the 1920s Jazz Age, jazz has become recognized as a major form of musical expression. It then emerged in the form of independent traditional and popular musical styles, all linked by the common bonds of African-American and European-American musical parentage with a performance orientation. Jazz is characterized by swing and blue notes, call and response vocals and improvisation. 

The origin of the word  jazz  has resulted in considerable research, and its history is well documented. It is believed to be related to  jasm , a slang term dating back to 1860 meaning "pep, energy".

Albert Gleizes, 1915,  Composition for "Jazz"  from the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York

As jazz spread around the world, it drew on national, regional, and local musical cultures, which gave rise to different styles.

Intellectuals around the world have hailed jazz as "one of America's original art forms".