Which of the following statements explains why jazz music originated in New Orleans?

A. Bix Beiderbecke and other white musicians traveled to New Orleans to play jazz for the African American musicians who lived in there.

B. The Great Migration brought jazz from the large cities of the Northeast and Midwest to New Orleans.

C. New Orleans is a port city, and it was a place where different people and cultures met.

D. Jazz was spread by the radio to New Orleans.

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Bentley

13 September, 06:59

Which of the following statements explains why jazz music originated in New Orleans?

A. Bix Beiderbecke and other white musicians traveled to New Orleans to play jazz for the African American musicians who lived in there.

B. The Great Migration brought jazz from the large cities of the Northeast and Midwest to New Orleans.

C. New Orleans is a port city, and it was a place where different people and cultures met.

D. Jazz was spread by the radio to New Orleans.

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Nayeli Wong · Answer 1

The correct answer is letter B. The Great Migration brought jazz from the large cities of the Northeast and Midwest to New Orleans. The early years of Jazz was greatly influenced by the African influence on New Orleans music and it can be traced its roots at least back to Congo Square in New Orleans in 1835, when slaves would congregate there to play music and dance on Sundays.