For much of the 20th Century, jazz was the musical genre of the American zeitgeist - until it wasn’t. What caused jazz to recede in popularity, and when did that happen? | AskHistorians Archive Observer

For much of the 20th Century, jazz was the musical genre of the American zeitgeist - until it wasn’t. What caused jazz to recede in popularity, and when did that happen?

by JustinJSrisuk

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Hi, while you're waiting for direct responses here, you may be interested in getting started with a couple of previous threads

/u/flotiste in When did jazz become classy?
/u/hillsonghoods in In "Let's Get Lost", the documentary about jazz trumpeter Chet Baker, one interviewee says that, growing up in the 1950s, he didn't know a single person who listened to Rock'N'Roll. What teenagers were more likely to listen to jazz than rock in the 1950s?