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United States · Jazz, blues & American classical

African American spirituals, blues and ragtime helped shape jazz. American concert composition developed through diverse influences; no single tradition represents the whole country.

History & evolution

  1. Late 1800s

    Blues and ragtime

  2. Early 1900s

    Jazz

  3. 1900s onward

    American concert composition

Key styles

  • Jazz
  • Blues
  • American classical

Instruments

  • Trumpet
  • Saxophone
  • Piano
  • Bass
  • Drum kit

Masters & composers

  • Louis Armstrong
  • Duke Ellington
  • Mary Lou Williams
  • Florence Price
  • Aaron Copland

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Jazz at Lincoln Center education

Official publisher · checked October 20, 2026

Smithsonian Jazz

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