爵士是职业音乐艺术的一种,于19世纪至20世纪交合时期,在美国南方形成。它是两种音乐文化因素——欧洲的和非洲的综合成果。美洲黑人——从非洲贩卖来的奴隶的后代,是后者的代表者,他们保留了一系列独特的古老民族艺术传统。这种传统,在典型舞蹈、工人歌曲、宗教赞美歌—圣歌、抒情的布鲁斯中表现出来,在18—20世纪期间产生的钢琴拉格泰姆 Jazz is a kind of professional music art, formed in the American South from the 19th century to the 20th century. It is a combination of two musical and cultural factors - Europe and Africa. Afro-Americans, the descendants of slaves sold from Africa, are the representatives of the latter who retain a unique tradition of ancient ethnic arts. This tradition, shown in the typical dance, worker song, religious hymn - hymn, lyric Bruce, produced during the 18th and 20th centuries by the piano Ragtime