| There are a lot of people nowadays who enjoy | | | | then succeeded by the hard bop or the neo-bop. |
| great jazz music. In fact, almost every home has | | | | Then, there was the third stream and the |
| somebody who loves to listen to its cool rhythm and | | | | mainstream modern and the jazz type that a lot of |
| its moving beat. However, jazz music did not come | | | | people like to dance, which is the Latin jazz. Of |
| along that easy since it all started. In fact, based on | | | | course, rock and roll also made its influence on this |
| the origin of jazz, this type of music genre had its | | | | music genre with the coming out of the jazz rock, |
| share of low times before it hit the popularity spot. | | | | which was followed lastly by the avant-garde or |
| While jazz is now being enjoyed by a lot of people, | | | | what is commonly known as the free jazz. |
| there was a time in its history when it was not as | | | | The origin of jazz actually started out in the later |
| accepted as it is today. | | | | years of the 19th century and this was derived from |
| Somehow, the popularity of jazz or its unpopularity | | | | the work songs of the blacks, their sorrow songs, |
| at the onset had to do with its being clearly identified | | | | their field shouts, their hymns and their spiritual songs, |
| as black music. But now, when the issues of racial | | | | the melodic, rhythmic and harmonic elements of |
| discrimination is slowly starting to wane, anyone can | | | | which were seen to have been dominated by African |
| say that jazz music, which is being played not only by | | | | influence. However, because it was seen as a music |
| black people but also by white, is here to stay. | | | | genre that was improvisational, emotional and |
| In general, the origin of jazz was believed to have | | | | spontaneous in nature and because it was mainly |
| started in New Orleans before it spread to Chicago | | | | associated with the blacks, jazz did not garner the |
| and then on to Kansas City, then to New York City | | | | level of recognition that it deserved. |
| and finally the West Coast area. Both the vocals and | | | | It was the European audiences that showed warmer |
| the instrumental sides of the blues are known to be | | | | reception to jazz, making the jazz musicians of |
| essential components that we can still predominantly | | | | America go to this country to work on their trade. |
| see in this music genre today. There have been and | | | | Jazz only gained a wider audience when adaptations |
| there still are many types of the genre and this was | | | | or imitations of it were made by white orchestras. It |
| all started with the ragtime that officially started in | | | | was in the later part of the 1930's when it was |
| New Orleans or what is also known as the Dixieland | | | | known to have become a legitimate entertainment |
| jazz. Then, after this, there came the swing jazz, | | | | and this was when Benny Goodman initiated concerts |
| which was also known as the bop or bebop. Cool or | | | | at the Carnegie hall of groups having mixed racial |
| progressive jazz followed thereafter, which was also | | | | origins. |