how did jazz develope in the south?

Answer 1

During the slave years, New Orleans was unique in that Africans were allowed to perform music in public. This was done on Sundays in a place called Congo Square and dated back to French rule. As a result, New Orleans very early became a mecca for African-American musicians and their fans. Jazz evolved out of earlier forms of African-American music, especially blues and ragtime, and quickly spread north to Kansas City, St. Louis, and Chicago.

Answer 2

Here are a few websites for you:

http://www.jazzistry.org/timeline.html
http://www.apassion4jazz.net/timeline.html
http://www.centralhome.com/ballroomcountry/jazz.htm
http://atj.8k.com/atjh1.html
http://www.articlesofnote.com/Article/Jazz-History-1920-s/34
http://www.scaruffi.com/history/jazz.html
http://www.marcsiegelmusic.com/id78.htm
http://www.cscc.edu/jazz/history.htm