There is a lot of cross pollination of music genres in the US: "But the general consensus is that jazz is an American invention, born in New Orleans, Louisiana from the influences of traditional American work songs and French cajun instrumentation, including the standup bass, the Dixieland drum kit, and particularly, the cornet, an instrument invented in France in the 1820s similar to the trumpet."

From: https://moviewise.substack.com/p/a-short-history-of-jazz-in-...