Why are there so many black jazz musicians?

It's tough to answer this without straying into matters of racism. Forgive me if I'm not fully successful. Jazz was created, primarily, by Black Americans. read more

Now, black musicians tend to play other genres of music. Many of today’s jazz musicians are European and Asian. Yes, there are still a good amount of black jazz musicians. read more

So, to answer OP's question, yes, there are fewer female jazz musicians because there are fewer females who like jazz, and I think it's pathetic how half of you are trying to look into the past and jazz's creation and evolution as an excuse for something that's better off without these contrived explanations. read more