Where does “Jazz” come from?
Jazz comes from English jass, whose origin is uncertain and the earliest meaning unknown.
Jazz (English): A musical art form rooted in West African cultural and musical expression and in the African American blues tradition, with diverse influences over time, commonly characterized by blue notes, syncopation, swing, call and response, polyrhythms and improvisation
Definitions
- A musical art form rooted in West African cultural and musical expression and in the African American blues tradition, with diverse influences over time, commonly characterized by blue notes, syncopation, swing, call and response, polyrhythms and improvisation
Ancestry of “Jazz”, step by step
Jazz traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Jaz
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Jaz | or any of its variant spellings |
via English Jas
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Jas | or any of its variant spellings |