Jazz

S. began playing music that combined ragtime and blues. Early exponents of this dance music were Jelly Roll Martin and Scott Joplin, who were both blues players. The terms "Jazz" and "Jazz Band" first surfaced in the year 1900. Some say this occurred in New Orleans, although similar music was played at the same time in other places. The most prominent exponents of this early music, called Dixieland Jazz, included Louis Armstrong and Sidney Bechet. After World War I, Jazz music had evolved and was aided by the development of the recording industry. Not only has jazz become an esteemed music of the world, it has also received controversial validation as "America's classical music," and/or "America's greatest gift to the world." Jazz, similar to the numerous people who create it, is a survivor (Price).
             Jazz musicians were not formally trained; they usually learned by ear. Some songs were transcribed and written down, but not in precise ways. Jazz music became more of a passed on tradition that a musician learned through interaction with other players. In a similar way, the modern Jazz musician must rely on previous recordings to get a feel for the style and technique which one desires to learn from. .
             As a musical language of communication, jazz is the first native American style to affect music in the rest of the world. From the beat of ragtime and brass bands to gospel choirs mixed with field hollers and the deep down growl of the blues, jazz's many roots are celebrated almost everywhere. Although blues and ragtime had arisen independently of jazz, and continued to exist alongside it, these genres influenced the style and forms of jazz and provided important aid for the invention of jazz. Jazz has been building up throughout history since the break of time. It has been associated with slavery, The Great depression, Jim Crow Era, World War I, World War II, and is still being associated with current events of modern time and culture.