Though Swing is now popular worldwide, it first appeared alongside the jazz movements of the 1920s and 1930s in New York City.

虽然摇摆舞现在风靡全球，但它最初是在20世纪20年代至30年代间的纽约爵士乐运动中出现的。

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The only way to know what Jazz is, listen to it yourself.

了解爵士乐的唯一方法就是你自己去听。

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This is why a jazz song might sound a little different each time it is played.

这就是爵士乐演奏每次听起来都有所不同的原因。

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But she says the most important thing about jazz is that it is about right now.

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Oddly, it's much more like going to a jazz concert where the audience is sitting maybe around tables or something like that and encouraging and interacting with the performers but again in those cultures no notation.

非常奇怪,这很像爵士音乐会的场面,观众们为鼓励演奏者而围坐在桌边,或围着别的什么的,并和演奏者积极互动,而这些文化中都没有记谱法

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WNYC is excellent. WBGO in New Jersey, it's pretty good, the jazz station.

NYC很不错。新泽西的WBGO爵士台也挺好。

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Jazz is wonderful because it's all about the moment, and I firmly believe in creating unforgettable experiences.

CNN: What is jazz?

You might not call it jazz, but you might hear it for what it is a cross between the mental floss of jazz improvisation and the cutting-edge sonority of popular keyboard music.

NPR: Marco Benevento: Jazz Not Jazz

So the idea of it as a jazz piece is the most natural thing in the world.

NPR: Jessye Norman: Back To Her 'Roots'