History of Jazz Music, Characteristics and Development

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FEMUSINDO.com - The history of jazz music cannot be separated from the role of black people in the United States (US).

Jazz music is a blend of European music and African traditions that began to be known in the late 19th century to the early 20th century.

Jazz music was originally traditional music originating from the United States which was developed by African-Americans in South America.

The word jazz comes as a slang term from an area located on the west coast of the United States.

The use of the term jazz was first used as a musical term in 1915 in Chicago, United States.

Jazz music is music that contains a rhythm that has improvisation, harmony, and is played using certain musical instruments.

The instruments used in jazz music are generally modern musical instruments and various additional orchestral musical instruments, such as bass guitar, contrabass, piano, guitar, trombone, clarinet, saxophone, trumpet, and violin.

In general, the characteristics of jazz music include improvisation, use of instruments, syncopation, blue notes and swing (lilting rhythm).

In its development, jazz music can adapt to the changing times and continues to evolve to this day.

A number of new sub-genres that are still under the jazz genre have begun to emerge and develop, offering various variations and their own characteristics. (*)