Jazz Is A Musical Art Form Which Originated Around The Beginning Of The 20th Century In Black Communities In The Southern United States From A Confluence Of African And European Music Traditions. The Style's West African Pedigree Is Evident In Its Use Of Blue Notes Call-And-Response Improvisation Polyrhythms Syncopation And The Swung Note Of Ragtime. From Its Early Development Until The Present Jazz Has Also Incorporated Music From 19th And 20th Century American Popular Music Which Is Based On European Music Traditions. The Word Jazz Began As A West Coast Slang Term Of Uncertain Derivation And Was First Used To Refer To Music In Chicago In About 1915. Jazz Has From Its Early 20th Century Inception Spawned A Variety Of Subgenres From New Orleans Dixieland Dating From The Early 1910s Big Band-Style Swing From The 1930s And 1940s Bebop From The Mid-1940s A Variety Of Latin-Jazz Fusions Such As Afro-Cuban And Brazilian Jazz From The 1950s And 1960s Jazz-Rock Fusion From The 1970s And Later Developments Such As Acid Jazz. Read More On Last.Fm. User-Contributed Text Is Available Under The Creative Commons By-SA License Additional Terms May Apply. Jazz Every artist, every band, and every song you can imagine, from the newest to the oldest, are easily accessible through Frogtoon Music. Get ready to indulge yourself and allow the music to enrich your soul, ignite your passion, awaken your emotions, and bring back some beautiful memories. The following is a directory of top artists and bands from Jazz: