Concept information
Preferred term
jazz
Definition
- Jazz is the classical musical tradition created by Africans in America beginning in the late 19th century. The term jazz came into common usage by 1918 with numerous theories posed as to its etymology, all of which were associated in some way with African or African American men. [Source: Encyclopedia of Black Studies; Jazz]
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URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/jazz
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