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    Jazz music was created in New Orleans in the early 20th century by blending characteristics from African and European classical music. It took elements like rhythm, blues qualities, and expressive instrumental playing from African music. From European classical music, jazz adopted the use of chords to accompany tunes and incorporated instruments like piano and saxophone.

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    Jazz music was created in New Orleans in the early 20th century by blending characteristics from African and European classical music. It took elements like rhythm, blues qualities, and expressive instrumental playing from African music. From European classical music, jazz adopted the use of chords to accompany tunes and incorporated instruments like piano and saxophone.

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    CULTURAL BLENDING MINI PROJECT-

    ADDISON BRIGGS

    JAZZ
    JAZZ MUSIC WAS CREATED IN THE EARLY
    20TH CENTURY IN NEW ORLEANS.IT TOOK
    CHARACTERISTICS FROM AFRICAN MUSIC
    AND CLASSICAL EUROPEAN MUSIC.

    JAZZ MUSIC TOOK MANY


    CHARACTERISTICS FROM BOTH AFRICAN
    AND EUROPE MUSIC. A FEW THINGS IT
    TOOK FROM AFRICAN MUSIC ARE ITS
    RHYTHM, THE BLUES QUALITY, AND THE
    SENSE OF PLAYING THE INSTRUMENTS IN
    AN EXPRESSIVE WAY.

    A FEW THINGS JAZZ


    MUSIC TOOK FROM
    EUROPE'S CLASSICAL
    MUSIC ARE THE USE OF
    CHORDS
    ACCOMPANYING TUNES
    AND MANY
    INSTRUMENTS LIKE
    PIANO AND
    SAXOPHONE.
    Sources
    HTTPS://WWW.JAZZINAMERICA.ORG/LESS
    ONPLAN/8/4/194#:~:TEXT=JAZZ%20WAS%
    20BORN%20IN%20NEW,OF%20AFRICAN%20
    AND%20EUROPEAN%20MUSIC.

    HTTPS://EN.WIKIPEDIA.ORG/WIKI/JAZZ

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