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A. New Orleans via Africa and Europe. Jazz was born in New Orleans about 100 years ago (early 20th century), but its roots can be found in the musical traditions of both Africa and Europe. In fact, some people say that jazz is a union of African and European music. 1  From African music, jazz got its: 2  rhythm and feel.  blues quality.
Jazz is hotter in Paris than it is in the States, after becoming linked to ideas of freedom and the resistance during World War II. (PARIS JAZZ CLUB). In wartime. Jazz arrived in France during World War I, when James Reese Europe led an army-band tour across the country, kicking off a dance-hall craze. In the 1920s, black artists migrated to Paris, gathering in Montmartre. Dancer Josephine Baker dazzled clubgoers in Pigalle; Langston Hughes worked as a busboy nearby.