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Where did jazz originate, and can a single definition be found for this music now found all over the world? Find out how jazz has travelled around the world and been reinterpreted in many different ways.
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How did black Britons develop their own sense of a musical identity through jazz, after a decade of unrest?
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Jazz was frowned upon in Britain for many years – why was this, and what was the free jazz movement that evolved?
Jazz, with its element of protest, flourished in South Africa regardless of attempts to suppress it.
From undesirable and immoral to sophisticated and modern, jazz in Japan has had a mixed reception over the years – explore its changing history.