Jazz
Improvised music born in New Orleans
Jazz is a music genre that began in the African-American communities of New Orleans, in the United States, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. It grew from blues and ragtime, and it is known for improvisation, swing and syncopated rhythm.
Origin & history
Jazz took shape in New Orleans around the start of the 20th century, drawing on blues, ragtime and brass-band music.
It spread across the United States and then the world, and it has kept changing, through swing, bebop, cool jazz, free jazz and jazz fusion, each a style still played today.
Where it lives
Where these artists come from
17,254 Jazz artists are on TimTim.Live, and 15,042 of them have a public hometown. Here is where they come from.
Countries
- United States6,502
- Germany1,584
- United Kingdom1,034
- France770
- Norway496
- Sweden438
- Canada384
- Italy341
- Japan305
- Switzerland299
- Netherlands266
- Austria187
Cities and places
- New York City, United States525
- Chicago, United States285
- London, United Kingdom275
- New Orleans, United States253
- Philadelphia, United States181
- Los Angeles, United States167
- Paris, France165
- Brooklyn, United States153
- State of Berlin, Germany129
- Detroit, United States115
- Berlin, Germany95
- Oslo, Norway95
Some of the artists
- ALA.NILondon
- Aaron NevilleNew Orleans
- Abi FlynnUnited Kingdom
- Absynthe MindedGent
- Achinoam "Noa" NiniTel Aviv
- Acoustic AlchemyUnited Kingdom
- Adam Ben EzraTel Aviv
- Adam HolzmanNew York City
- Adham ShaikhCanada
- Adrian YoungeLos Angeles
- Aeve RibbonsManchester
- Afro KolektywWarsaw
- Akira JimboJapan
- Al StrongDistrict of Columbia
- Alabaster dePlumeManchester
- Alamaailman VasaratHelsinki
- Alan SilvestriNew York City
- Alena SviridovaKerch
- Alfa MistUnited Kingdom
- Alfred GarcíaEl Prat de Llobregat
- Alicia KeysManhattan
- Allison CroweNanaimo
- Alune WadeDakar
- Amanda JenssenLund
Questions & Answers
What is jazz?+
Jazz is a music genre known for improvisation, swing and syncopated rhythm. It began in the African-American communities of New Orleans.
Where did jazz start?+
Jazz started in New Orleans, Louisiana, in the United States, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Where do the jazz artists on TimTim.Live come from?+
This page lists the countries and places that the jazz artists on TimTim.Live come from, counted from their public hometowns.