Jazz Music

Jazz is a musical style that originated in the 20th centuries in the black communities of Southern Unite States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. Its African influence is evident in its use of blue notes, improvisation,polyrhythms, syncopation and the swung note. From its early development until the present day jazz has also incorporated music from American popular music.

Jazz is basically a style of music and has a lot of the same characteristics as other music but also treats the basic elements of music in a unique way. The reason why jazz is so unique is its music interpretation. Any melody can be played in a jazz fashion by putting a feeling of triplets behind the basic beat. In fact, one of the common practices of jazz players is to quote melodies from various sources in their solos, including classical pieces.