[Dixielandjazz] John Edward Hasse on "Jazz"

[Stephen G Barbone]

Smithsonian Magazine has an "Ask Smithsonian" page. One of the  
questions asked on this page in the March Issue was:

Question: "Jazz from the 1920s sounds nothing like jazz today. Why do  
we use 'jazz' for such different music?"

Answer: "The many disparate styles of jazz are linked by melodies with  
bent or 'blue' notes, call-and-response patterns, off beat and  
syncopated rhythms, and, finally, improvisation - each time a jazz  
band plays a piece, it sounds fresh."

John Edward Hasse, Curator of American Music
National Museum of American History.

Any comments?

Cheers,
Steve Barbone
www.myspace.com/barbonestreetjazzband