Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, United States, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and developed from roots in blues and ragtime.
The key elements of Jazz include: blues, syncopation, swing and creative freedom. Jazz has a lot of the elements that most other music has: It has melody; the tune of the song, It has harmony; the notes that make the melody sound fuller, and it has rhythm; which is the heartbeat of the song.
Jazz was very much alive during the Civil Rights Movement. Jazz music was in fact, a product of the Harlem Renaissance. Jazz musicians created a space for the black community to see the beauty in their blackness. Black communities relied on Jazz performers to help better racial injustice and provide a sense of black pride. Unfortunately, many movements in history were/are dominated by men. The Harlem Renaissance was one of the few movements that were in some ways inclusive to men and women. Black artists collectively produced art for their communities.