'''Jazz''' is an [[America]]n style of music that reflects Americans' roots in [[Africa]] and [[Europe]]. The style originated in [[New Orleans]] during the early years of the 20th century. It combines African-American music, ragtime, and the blues. Jazz is typified by complex collective musical [[improvisation]], syncopation, use of blue notes, and call and response. The first jazz recording was made in 1917 by the Original Dixieland Jazz Band, who drew heavily on African-American influences, as well as the brass bands that were popular in the South at the time. | '''Jazz''' is an [[America]]n style of music that reflects Americans' roots in [[Africa]] and [[Europe]]. The style originated in [[New Orleans]] during the early years of the 20th century. It combines African-American music, ragtime, and the blues. Jazz is typified by complex collective musical [[improvisation]], syncopation, use of blue notes, and call and response. The first jazz recording was made in 1917 by the Original Dixieland Jazz Band, who drew heavily on African-American influences, as well as the brass bands that were popular in the South at the time. |