How Did Jazz Music Affect Society

Schools with music programs have an estimated 90.2% graduation rate, while schools without one have an estimated 72.9% graduation rate. There are many ways music, jazz in particular, has influenced society in the past and the present. The three most important things about jazz music are its effects on society in the past and present, its influencing of the music today, and its origins.

Jazz music has effected society positively and negatively. It was started during a time of cultural divide, in which whites felt superior to blacks. The music was started by black people as a way to cope with the oppression they were under. Some blacks gained respect and stardom despite the racism of America at the time. Black musicians were the original inventors and innovators of jazz music. The creation of jazz was a huge accomplishment for the black people living in America at the beginning of
the twentieth century.

Jazz music has influenced different genres of music such as rock and roll, rap, rhythm and blues, country, gospel, and pop. Rap music in particular was heavily influenced by jazz. The improvisational style of rap music comes from jazz. Many musicians that accompany pop singers are jazz musicians. Early country music was very similar to jazz and blues music. In the beginning of country music it was nearly impossible to tell the difference between them. The only way to tell the difference was the ethnicity of the performer. The same thing happened with

Jazz music’s origins are like no other music genre.
It was started around 1895 by African Americans. It was a mix between African and European music. Most people that have studied the history of jazz agree that it was probably started in New Orleans. It was started by African Americans living in New Orleans. The Creoles, a group of free black people that spoke Spanish and French, lived on one side of New Orleans. They had a extensive knowledge of European music and they had all the characteristics that made them the upper class. They had the best bands in New Orleans and were very proud of it. The other black people living in New Orleans were poor and uneducated. They were combined with the Creoles in 1894 and created jazz music together.

Jazz music has had huge effects on the society we live in today. Jazz has affected society, especially in the 20th century. It has influenced most of the music today, including rock and roll, rap, rhythm and blues, country, gospel, and pop. It’s origins differ from every other music genre. Most music genres got their influences from jazz or
blues.