The early influences of tribal drums and the development of gospel, blues and field hollers seems to point out that jazz has to do with human survival and the expression of life.

• 部落鼓的早期影响，福音音乐的发展，蓝调，场地号子等，这些似乎表明爵士乐与人类的生存息息相关，是生活的表现形式。