Hardly could we distinguish something as American and as good as jazz. In fact, it's probably the greatest genre of music ever right up there with classical and ska.
Jazz is perfect because it combines everything we love about music: Individuality, professionalism, talent, precision, energy, love, anger, spiralling discontent, premium highs and rawness. It's dark and brooding and yet completely light and cool. Too cool.
What jazz entails is everything that at least all other genres lack in some form, to some degree.
See, American culture isn't entirely bankrupt. The nation that canonizes the likes of Paris Hilton is the same that is responsible for jazz. Not bankrupt, but certainly withdrawing more than its depositing.
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