In what city and state was jazz first created?

Jazz is a fusion of two musical traditions: West African traditional music and...

"Spontaneous composition of music without any written notes" is the definition of which jazz characteristic?

"Eighth notes played with irregular lengths (long-short)" is the definition of which jazz characteristic?

In jazz, the emphasis is placed on "off" or "weak" beats like beat 2 and 4 instead of 1 and 3 in each measure. What is this characteristic called?

The style of music from the late 1800s and early 1900s that used "blue" (lowered) notes and tended to be about sad topics was known as what?

The style of jazz that used group and solo improvisation and originated in New Orleans in the early 1900s through the 1930s was known as...

The style of jazz that was popular in the 1930s and early 1940s that used written, structured music and large performance groups was known as what?

The style of jazz that came into existence in the 1940s-1950s and was characterized by very fast tempos and complicated rhythms was known as...

Starting in the 1950s, jazz started to split into a lot of different, but related, styles. Which one of these is one of those styles?