7 Unbelievable Facts About Jazz

It's time for Peter & Adam's Believe It or Not with these 7 fun facts about jazz.

7 Unbelievable Facts About Jazz

1. Jazz musicians turn off part of their brain while improvising (https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/news/media/releases/this_is_your_brain_on_jazz_researchers_use_mri_to_study_spontaneity_creativity)
2. No one knows the origin of the word "jazz"
3. Jazz increases your immunity (https://www.bustle.com/p/can-music-help-you-get-over-a-cold-studies-suggest-it-can-boost-your-immune-system-13231417)
4. "Hipster" came from jazz slang
5. John Coltrane had a church named after him
6. James Reese Europe killed by his drummer in WWI
7. Louis Armstrong holds the record for oldest artist with #1 hit on Billboard Hot 100
8. BONUS FACT

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