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Jazz
Jazz
Stylistic origins	Blues; folk; marches; ragtime; classical music;
Cultural origins	Late 19th-century United States
Typical instruments	Double bass; drums; guitar (typically electric guitar); piano; saxophone; trumpet; clarinet; trombone; vocals; vibraphone; Hammond organ; harmonica; . In jazz fusion of the 1970s, electric bass, electric piano and synthesizer were common.
Derivative forms	Funk; jump blues; reggae; rhythm and blues; ska; hip hop;
Subgenres
	Bebop; Big band; Free jazz; Gypsy jazz; Hard bop; Latin jazz; Mainstream jazz; Soul jazz; Stride piano; Swing; Traditional jazz;

Count Basie with his orchestra and vocalist Ethel Waters, in the movie Stage Door Canteen, 1943

Jazz is a type of music which was invented in the United States. Jazz music combines African-American music with European music. Jazz first became popular in the 1910s. Some common jazz instruments include the saxophone, trumpet, guitar, piano, double bass, and drums.

Jazz
Stylistic origins	Blues folk marches ragtime classical music
Cultural origins	Late 19th-century United States
Typical instruments	Double bass drums guitar (typically electric guitar) piano saxophone trumpet clarinet trombone vocals vibraphone Hammond organ harmonica . In jazz fusion of the 1970s, electric bass, electric piano and synthesizer were common.
Derivative forms	Funk jump blues reggae rhythm and blues ska hip hop
Subgenres
Bebop Big band Free jazz Gypsy jazz Hard bop Latin jazz Mainstream jazz Soul jazz Stride piano Swing Traditional jazz