jazz

musical style and genre
Intangible music_genre Q8341
jazz
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Summary

jazz is a music genre[1]. jazz ranks in the top 2% of music genre entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (20,148 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Instance of: field of work[3]
  • Subclass of: popular music[4]
  • Commons category: Jazz[5]
  • Country of origin: United States[6]
  • Inception: 1917[7]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Jazz[8]
  • Commons gallery: Jazz[9]
  • Topic's main Wikimedia portal: Portal:Jazz[10]
  • Described by source: DDEX AVS Data Dictionary Version 1[11]
  • Topic has template: Template:Jazz[12]
  • Has characteristic: jazz award[13]
  • Equivalent class: http://service.ddex.net/dd/DD-AVS-001/dd/ddex_Jazz[14]
  • Short name: jazz[15]
  • History of topic: history of jazz[16], origins of jazz[17]
  • Has list: glossary of jazz music terminology[18]
  • Hashtag: jazz[19]
  • Studied by: jazz studies[20]
  • Exact match: http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85069833[21], http://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/subjectcode/01011003[22], http://service.ddex.net/dd/DD-AVS-001/dd/ddex_Jazz[23]
  • Practiced by: jazz musician[24], jazz record producer[25], jazz composer[26]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:List of articles all languages should have[27], WikiProject African diaspora[28], Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[29]
  • Wikimedia outline: outline of jazz[30]

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Influence

Things named for jazz include International Jazz Day[31], a world day[32], founded in 2011[33].

Why It Matters

jazz has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] jazz is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

jazz has been cited as an influence by bossa nova[36], a music genre[37], founded in 1958[38]; acid jazz[39], a music genre[40], founded in 1987[41]; Gertrude Abercrombie[42], an artist[43], 1909–1977[44], of United States[45], specialised in woodcut process[46]; jazz rap[47], a music genre[48], founded in 1985[49]; Paul Francis Webster[50], a writer[51], 1907–1984[52], of United States[53], awarded the Academy Award for Best Original Song[54]; and early reggae[55], a music genre[56], founded in 1965[57].

Entities named for jazz include International Jazz Day[31], a world day[32], founded in 2011[33].

FAQs

Who did jazz influence?

jazz has been cited as an influence by bossa nova[36], acid jazz[39], Gertrude Abercrombie[42], and jazz rap[47].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  1. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
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Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [38] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [40] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  9. [48] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  17. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  18. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 17w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-06-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → jazz
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Harper's tag: jazz, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289940393|jazz (#289940393)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's tag]] #mix'n'match"
  2. 19w ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-06-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → h0002309-jazz
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Svkkl authority id: h0002309-jazz, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259649|batch #259649]]"
  3. 22w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Studied by → jazz studies
    On focus list of wikimedia project → Wikipedia:List of articles all languages should have, WikiProject African diaspora, Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
    Has characteristic → jazz award
    Subclass of → popular music
    + 20 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|7 */ Yso id: 4484, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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