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  1. Jazz | Definition, History, Musicians, & Facts | Britannica

    Dec 6, 2025 · Jazz, musical form, often improvisational, developed by African Americans and influenced by both European harmonic structure and African rhythms. It is often characterized …

  2. Jazz Music Portal | Britannica

    Jazz music, which was developed by African Americans and was influenced by both African rhythms and European harmonic structure, first appeared at the turn of the 20th century and …

  3. Jazz - Ornette Coleman, Free Jazz, Exploration | Britannica

    Dec 5, 2025 · Jazz - Ornette Coleman, Free Jazz, Exploration: Whereas most of these postwar musicians worked out their individual styles through personal explorations within the central …

  4. jazz summary | Britannica

    jazz, Musical form, often improvisational, developed by African Americans and influenced by both European harmonic structure and African rhythms.

  5. Jazz - Orchestral, Improvisation, Swing | Britannica

    Dec 6, 2025 · Jazz - Orchestral, Improvisation, Swing: It was in the 1920s that the first forms of true orchestral jazz were developed, most significantly by Fletcher Henderson and Duke …

  6. Capacitance | Definition, Formula, Unit, & Facts | Britannica

    Nov 19, 2025 · Capacitance, property of an electric conductor, or set of conductors, that is measured by the amount of separated electric charge that can be stored on it per unit change …

  7. Hydrogen bonding | Definition, Examples, & Facts | Britannica

    Nov 4, 2025 · Hydrogen bonding, interaction involving a hydrogen atom located between a pair of other atoms having a high affinity for electrons; such a bond is weaker than an ionic bond or …

  8. P | History, Etymology, & Pronunciation | Britannica

    P, sixteenth letter of the modern alphabet. Throughout its known history it has represented the unvoiced labial stop. It corresponds to the Semitic ‘pe,’ which perhaps derives from an earlier …

  9. Volcano | Definition, Types, & Facts | Britannica

    Nov 26, 2025 · Volcano, vent in the crust of Earth or another planet or satellite, from which issue eruptions of molten rock, hot rock fragments, and hot gases. The term volcano can also refer …

  10. JAY-Z - Students | Britannica Kids | Homework Help

    Jeff Kravitz—FilmMagic/Getty Images Jay Z—having dropped the hyphen from his name—returned in 2013 with the album Magna Carta Holy Grail, on which he reflects on his …