Show SJ jaze azz and Ra ragtime ragtime seems to have originated in new orleans this was about the year 1895 ragtime had the spirit of jazz but it was quite a different thing from the pianists standpoint alexanders ragtime band a jazz song when it was written in 1011 1911 it was ragtime as the name came implied imilie aal distinguishing between ragtime and jazz panl whiteman in his book jazz says to rag a melody one threw the rhythm out of joint making syncopation jazz goes further marking the broken rhythm unmistakably |