Jazz

Jazz is a kind of music created by a group of black people in America. It is believed that the black people have lined from African, so they are called Afro-America, which means American whom their ancestors came from Africa continent. Africa is a continent where strong and various cultures are existed, especially a musical culture. There are many supported information strengthen the fact that music is a heart of African people. They use music as a tool to communicate with gods and in ceremonies. Also, they play the music while they are working, so called Work Song, which will make a better atmosphere for the work place, reduce stress and increase teamwork ability. One extraordinary use of their music which cannot be compared to other places in the world is the use of music as a language in a daily communication. Musical culture, therefore, has deepened placed in the African people spirit.Western African music as an origin of Jazz music is unique in its Improvisation style which emphasis on a drum beat and a complicated one. Moreover, the Call of Respond style also came from Western Africa which can be found in a co-response singing between a single and chorus.Jazz is from the black slaved people at New Orleans. After Napoleon sold New Orleans to America, there were many of people, mixed in nationality including France and English, immigrated into the city. The black slaved people gathered around singing, when they were off their works. They used only a drum to create the music. They were later called Gongoes. The Gongoes worship a snake. They are the most generous people which can be seen form Negrospiritual, which were composed before the release of the slave in America. The black people folk song can express a clear emotion, which has developed from songs used in the black people’s religion ceremony and westerner’s folk songs. Another important kind of music that has strong influence and tie with the Jazz is American band tradition and Ragtime which was very popular in the end of 19th century and the beginning of 20th century. It has influenced style and rhythm of Jazz in the beginning time. At that time, Jazz has started to developed it own style from the American band tradition, Ragtime and Blues whereas the center of the Jazz music was at New Orleans.