the south of the USA and has quickly extended in all developed countries. In the homeland the original style was enriched, in particular, with various regional musical features . Popular music and jazz in the 1920th years of steel for many people almost equivalent concepts, at the same time the American critics, first of all, have opposed to his commercial musical industry USA.
In the 20th century the direction constantly changed, having passed several characteristic stages of development . During 1930 — the 1940th years the term was destabilized by a swing boom. The modern value has appeared in the 1950th years when jazz was united in a musical genre, with the description which has connected different styles of all temporary periods . The swing, a vocal expression, improvisation, a support on riffs, use of frets with blues notes is peculiar to the majority of kinds of a genre.
Gradually jazz has approached the sphere of high art, having kept the contradictory identity to both popular, and academic music . Jazz remains prestigious and is supported by scientific community, constituent funds, worldwide network of festivals. The heritage of jazz is widely known, and it continues to influence world musical culture .
History of jazz