Hey unregistere, here's something interesting about Jazz.........since you think Whites had nothing to do with it's creation.:cool:     Original Dixieland Jass Band  (ODJB)  was a  New Orleans  band that made the first  jazz  recording in  1917 .  The group made the first recordings of many  jazz standards , probably the most famous being  Tiger Rag . In late 1917 it changed the name's spelling to Jazz.   The band consisted of five white musicians.        http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...0/ODJBcard.JPG   Well wudya know the first jazz recording was by a group consisting of five White men! Amazing!  :eek:     Jazz  is an  American   musical  art form which originated around the beginning of the 20th century in  African American  communities in the  Southern United States  from a confluence of  African   and  European  music traditions.     From its early development until the present, jazz has also incorporated music from 19th and 20th century American popular music, which is based on European music traditions. [2]     Even the often unreliable rather afro centric almighty wikipedia doesn't deny the fact that Europeans had quite an influence on the birth of jazz. But they try to say it originated in black neighborhoods. But it originated from European music traditions(of course). Just like the Black Blues, it's a case of monkey see monkey do(no pun intended) and then they try to take all of the credit like they invented something when they did not.     Even the word Jazz originated as White slang. Read about it here, interesting.   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jazz_%28word%29  It is believed by most to most likely have French/Creole origins. Which would make perfect sense seeing as jazz music was born in New Orleans.    And keep in mind this info is all coming from your almighty never can be wrong wikipedia.