[Ads-l] Second Earliest Citation for "Jazz" as a Musical Genre

[Shapiro, Fred]

I believe the following is the second oldest known citation for the word "jazz" denoting a musical genre:

1916 Dixon (Ill.) Evening Leader 8 Apr. 1/3 (NewspaperArchive)

The Sterling Jazz band will play in the bazaar held by the Ladies of the G. A. R. at Rosbrook Hall tonight.

Fred Shapiro


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