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Jazz, The Word

The Word "Jazz," 7 of 7—Summary, Debunking False Theories, and Conclusions
(For the previous essays in this series, see the Index. The detailed evidence, with many vintage newspaper clippings, is presented in parts 1 through 6…
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The Word "Jazz," 6 of 7: Bert Kelly's Claim, and Bad Sources
(For the previous essays in this series, see the Index.)
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The Word "Jazz," 5—The Word Spreads to Music, & Tom Brown's Story (+Bonus)
(Paying Subscribers, at the bottom is a rare print interview with trombonist Tom Brown.)
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The Word "Jazz," 4 of 7: "Scoop" Gleeson's Limited Role
(For the previous essays in this series, see the Index.)
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The Word "Jazz," 3 of 7: Bandleader Art Hickman, and More Word Meanings
In our first two explorations of the word “jazz” (see the Index) we’ve learned that it developed from “jasm” aka “jazzum,” that it was first used among…
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The Word "Jazz," 2: Issues Around Dates, Meanings, & More (+Bonus)
(Paying Subscribers, at the bottom you’ll find the first-ever article about the word “jazz,” plus the surrounding articles from that newspaper page of…
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The Word "Jazz," 1 of 7: Its True Origins
It seems that every person has a favorite story about the origin of the word “jazz”—and an agenda to go with it.
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