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Page 1 of 6 The JAZZ Story
    An Outline History of Jazz
    In the span of less than a century, the remarkable native American music
    called Jazz has risen from obscure folk origins to become this country's
    most significant original art form, loved and played in nearly every land on
    earth.
    Today, Jazz flourishes in many styles, from basic blues and ragtime
    through New Orleans and Dixieland, swing and mainstream, bebop and
    modern to free form and electronic. What is extraordinary is not that Jazz
    has taken so many forms, but that each form has been vital enough to
    survive and to retain its own character and special appeal. It takes only
    open ears and an open mind to appreciate all the many and wide-raging
    delights jazz has to offer.
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