Jazz

Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in black communities in the southern United States.
-While jazz is considered difficult to define, improvisation is consistently regarded as being one of its key elements.
-The stylistic origins of the genre belong to Blues-Folk-March-Ragtime.
-Its cultural origins are found in New Orleans, USA.
-Typical instruments for jazz are saxophone, clarinet, flute, vibraphone, trumpet, piano, guitar, banjo, tuba, double bass, bass guitar, trombone and drum kit.
-There are many sub-genres of jazz. Some are: Asian American, Avant-garde, Bebop, Big Band, Chamber, Continental, Cool and Free.
-Among the most influential musicians of the genre are Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, Benny Goodman, Coleman Hawkins, Count Basie and John Coltrane.