Jazz

Country of origin: USA

Description: A musical genre developed by African-Americans in the United States of America. It is characterized by a strong rhythm, blue notes, and improvisation.

Jazz has evolved into multiple forms throughout the decades giving way to numerous subcategories such as bebop, cool jazz, fusion, Latin jazz, smooth jazz, etc. It has also become internationalized, with new jazz styles that vary from the American jazz roots.

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