Which is the greater form of music?: jazz or classical   stance: jazz:
This is easy, classical music is stagnant, most classical music fans are snobbish, they want to hear exactly how it was performed several centuries ago. They put down so-called "neo-classical"
Jazz is always evolving, it is a living art form. It is always adapting the latest music trends-yet remains jazz. Jazz can take Tin Pan Alley music, pop, RnB, soul, hip hop, world music, folklore et al and it is still jazz. Oh yeah sire they are purists but they are a very small group. Jazz is about improvisation, musicians do not play the same song the same way two times, it is different and fresh every time it is played
Jazz is a melting pot, it was born in the US of A-New Orleans, made up of elements from Africa, Europe and home grown, jazz is freedom, if you can blow, you're in regardless of your background or ethnicity. jazz is the USA's greatest cultural export
Props to whomever created this debate