Jazz

Jazz originated in ______________________ in the ____________.

Slaves were able to come together and ________________ something that wasn’t always permitted in other cities or states.

Some slave owners were not allowed to make slaves work on ________________, which became the time to find joy in music and led to the creation of ___________.

__________________ - a cornet player - is considered the first jazz musician.

Improvisation is doing something ________________ or without preparation.

Ragtime developed naturally in the American ___________.

Marching bands were a form of support during the ______________.

_________________ music and _____________ music influenced the blues genre, further diversifying the sound of blues itself.

Various jazz musicians began solidifying their own sounds, which led to the creation of new ____________.

Many consider the 1920s the start of the ____________ since that’s when it first became broadly popular in the US and Europe.