Genre: jazz

The Origin of Jazz
Early 1900s: Music historians trace jazz music to early twentieth century New Orleans, where musicians like Jelly Roll Morton, King Oliver, and Louis Armstrong borrowed heavily from ragtime, blues, and second-line horn sections from parades. Southern jazz from New Orleans eventually became known as Dixieland jazz.
1920s and ’30s: Other early jazz capitals included Chicago and Kansas City, but it was New York City that established jazz as a touchstone of American culture.

Main features of Jazz
Distinctive rhythms
Harmonic sophistication
Improvisation

Essential instruments to play jazz
1. Drums
2. Bass
3. Keyboard
4. Guitar
5. Trumpet
6. Trombone
7. Saxophone
8. Lead vocals

Popular Jazz performers and inlfuencers
Louis Armstrong
Frank Sinatra
Nat King Cole