A Deep Dive into the Origins and Foundations of Jazz

What came before jazz? What laid the foundation for it, and how did those elements come together to create the wonderful genre that we know today? In today's video we'll take a closer look at the predecessors of the genre to follow the trail all the way to New Orleans!

Music in this video

Chromatic Rag - Will Held
Empty Bottle, Empty Bed - The Mini Vandals
Black Terrier Blues - The Mini Vandals
The Easy Winners - Scott Joplin
Pale Rider Blues - The Mini Vandals
Old Blue - Chris Haugen
The Cascades - Scott Joplin
Jazz Me Blues - Tom Delaney
Swipesy Cakewalk - Scott Joplin
Darktown Strutters Ball - Shelton Brooks

Pictures used
Gambia kora havard
Surinamese Creole, c 1770-1777 - unnamed photographer

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