Music

Jazz is a mixture of many different kinds of music. Improvisation is an important part of jazz. This is why a jazz song might sound a little different each time it is played. Jazz band consists of trumpet, saxophone, piano, double bass and drums. Jazz has developed many different styles- Dixieland, swing, bebop and blues.

The most famous musicians were Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington. Jazz became more and more popular. Today, people from all over the world play jazz. Jazz musicians from the United States, Asia, Africa, South Africa and Europe meet and share their music at festivals on every continent.