Dancing became the latest craze during the late 30's. Many people wanted to shake off the depression by dancing. So Jazz music developed into new types of music to dance to. By the 1940's Jazz has developed into many styles of music. There were Bop, Trad, Swing, Dixieland, and Latin influences of Jazz.
Jazz has a variety of forms, even today.
Acid Jazz is the most recent form of Jazz. It is becoming more and more popular these days. Jazz has such a great mixture of rhythm and beats that Jazz will never cease to exist. To view great photographs and listen to some great Jazz songs from the golden age of Jazz visit the American Memory Library of Congress. Return to the history on classical artists.