In March 2006 we were asked for an explanation of “world jazz” gebeten; we also were asked how a German can understand what jazz is.

World Jazz – A short definition

Query:

Could you give us a short definition of the term “world jazz”?

Our response:
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Jazz in Germany. An e-mail query & our response

e-mail query

Jazz in Germany

In looking at your site my question is…can a German understand what Jazz is? So many doctors and professors, all in secure positions, discussing and attempting to play what goes on in a Black man´s soul. Is this some sort of joke or an attempt to create a fictive world that exist in the minds of Germans.
Can some one give me an answer?
Regards, [name withheld]

our response:
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