Jazz began in the early 20th century as a kind of music of
black Americans. It was (36) for singing, for dancing, and
for entertainment and atmosphere at parties or social (37)
. Jazz has continued to develop and has produced some
of the United States’ leading singers, instrumentalists, and (38)
. Today, it’ s (39) by many to be America’ s art
music. It has also (40) almost every other kind of
music in America, Europe, and even the (41) .
Jazz represents a (42) of musical elements from Africa
and from Europe. Jazz uses some European ideas of (43) and
melody, but the rhythms are more African in origin. And Jazz is polyrhythmic,
(44) . The most important feature of Jazz is
improvisation. (45) . Jazz musicians have learned to
improvise so well that they can make up excellent melodies as they play. A good
Jazz player seldom plays anything the same way twice. (46)
.
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which means it uses many rhythms around one basic rhythm