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my friends and i are arguing about the importance of jazz music. i have heard that some popular music genres today have been influenced or originated from jazz. what are some examples?

the truth is, nearly all genres of music you would find "popular" have origins in Jazz. Jazz led to Rock and Roll, which branched out into many other forms of music influencing the genres that are popular today. This is not to say, however, that Jazz is the sole influence, as the development of popular music is so complicated that it cannot be said to have one influence. In reality however, you would have a hard time making a case for jazz as a direct influence to popular music, as there is clearly a significant degree of separation, yet the influence is there, if only through the way in which Jazz led to the development of other styles of music that eventually led to that which is today considered popular. to credit Jazz as an influence on popular music, one must also credit by extension the music that led to the development of Jazz, that being Blues, Ragtime and a handful of other styles. To answer your question yes Jazz influenced popular music, but there is also significantly more to it that that simple statement.

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1. chuck Says:
   February 13th, 2010 at 2:06 am

   the truth is, nearly all genres of music you would find "popular" have origins in Jazz. Jazz led to Rock and Roll, which branched out into many other forms of music influencing the genres that are popular today. This is not to say, however, that Jazz is the sole influence, as the development of popular music is so complicated that it cannot be said to have one influence. In reality however, you would have a hard time making a case for jazz as a direct influence to popular music, as there is clearly a significant degree of separation, yet the influence is there, if only through the way in which Jazz led to the development of other styles of music that eventually led to that which is today considered popular. to credit Jazz as an influence on popular music, one must also credit by extension the music that led to the development of Jazz, that being Blues, Ragtime and a handful of other styles. To answer your question yes Jazz influenced popular music, but there is also significantly more to it that that simple statement.
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2. Soprano Soundz Says:
   February 13th, 2010 at 2:22 am

   Hip Hop
   Neo-Soul
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