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•  Jazz is often called the only true American music.
•  Many different kinds of music helped to create jazz.
•  In the 1880s, African-Americans created blues music from church music and sad songs from the time of slavery.
•  In large cities, African-Americans mixed these songs with music from other immigrants.
•  Sounds from West African, Spanish, French and even Arabic cultures can be heard in jazz music.
•  In this way, jazz is like American culture.
•  Jazz brings together many ideas from around the world to make something new.