Mr. Lopez (above-mentioned) digressed to trace the history of the word jazz. Said he:
"I have been for a long time mak-ing a study both of the word 'jazz' and of the kind of music which it represents.
"The origin of the colloquial word 'jazz' is shrouded in mystery. The story of its beginning, that is most frequently told and most generally believed among musicians, has to do with a corruption of the name 'Charles.' In Vicksburg, Miss., during the period when ragtime was at the height of its popularity and 'blues' were gaining...
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