Explore the places where jazz music came of age and where the early sound of jazz would take root and spread. Biographical Reference: The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz End User Conditions ...

Jazz emerged as a new style of music in the early twentieth century in the African American communities of New Orleans. Jazz has its origins in blues and ragtime. Jazz features lots of ...

"I felt like I could always, even if I was in school for music, I could always get another job," she said. "I just wanted to prioritize it first." Joy may not have been read in on the jazz scene ...