Jazz

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Jazz is a group of musical styles that originated in the United States in the early twentieth century. The etymology and history of the term "jazz" is obscure and disputed, but not much less than the history and precise nature of the music itself.

History of jazz

Antecedents and influences

Early jazz

The 1930s

The 1940s

The 1950s

The 1960s

The 1970s

The 1980s

The 1990s to the present

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