3.The origins of this music are as interesting as the music itself.Jazz was invented by American Negroes,or blacks,as they are called today,who were brought to the Southern states as slaves.They were sold to plantation owners and forced to work long hours in the cotton and tobacco fields.This work was hard and life was short. When a Negro died his friends and relatives formed a procession to carry the body to the cemetery.3. The origins of this music are as interesting as the music itself. Jazz was invented by American Negroes, or blacks, as they are called today, who were brought to the Southern states as slaves. They were sold to plantation owners and forced to work long hours in the cotton and tobacco fields. This work was hard and life was short. When a Negro died his friends and relatives formed a procession to carry the body to the cemetery