Klarinet Archive - Posting 001049.txt from 1998/05

From: Bill Hausmann <bhausman@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Jazz
Date: Mon, 18 May 1998 19:03:28 -0400

At 01:42 PM 5/18/98 -0400, Fred Jacobowitz wrote:
>I read somewhere that the word "jazz" derives from an old african
>word pronounced "Jass" which means 'excitement' or 'exciting'. Can anyone
>else confirm this?
>
The "Original Dixieland Jass Band" started out spelling it that way, but
the etymology of the term is unclear.

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If you have to mic a saxophone, the rest of the band is too loud.

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