Tuesday 2 March 2010

How did jazz begin? Part one of a history of jazz

 
South African bassist Ernest Mothle with Rene McClean
How did jazz begin? Part one of a history of jazz
Jazz was born out of the pain of slavery and the clash between the cultures of West Africa and the Protestant ethos of the Southern states of the United States. This is a first article in a series looking at the history of jazz through an examination of its many genres.