The influence of New Orleans music, with its rich cultural exchange and ethnic diversity, played a crucial role in the development of jazz.
Over time, the blending of African music and Caribbean music was joined by marching band instruments. Marching bands were highly prevalent during the Civil War. They introduced many people to various brass instruments, and the united sound eventually formed the genre known as ragtime. The influence of New Orleans music, with its rich cultural exchange and ethnic diversity, played a crucial role in the development of jazz.