Jaz can refer to:
- Jazz music (the spelling with one "z" being mostly used in the 1910s)
- Jaz drive, a disk storage system.
- Jaz-O, a rapper known for bringing Jay Z into the music business. Also known as The Jaz, or the Originator.
Jazz is an original American musical art form that originated around the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in and around New Orleans.
Overview
Jazz has been called "America's only original art form.
..... Click the link for more information. Centuries: 19th century - 20th century - 21st century
1880s 1890s 1900s - 1910s - 1920s 1930s 1940s
1910 1911 1912 1913 1914
1915 1916 1917 1918 1919
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Events and trends
..... Click the link for more information. Jaz drive was a removable disk storage system, introduced by the Iomega company. It has since been discontinued.
These drives initially came in 1 and 2 GB sizes, which were a significant increase over Iomega's most popular product at the time, the Zip drive.
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Disk storage is a general category of a computer storage mechanisms, in which data is recorded on planar, round and rotating surfaces (disks, discs, or platters). A disk drive is a peripheral device used to collect information from.
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Jaz, now known as Jaz-O (real name: Johnathan Burks) is an East Coast rapper, active in the late 1980s and early 1990s, best known for being a mentor of sorts to Jay-Z. Jaz is also known as The Originator.
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