To what does jazz refer? A) a famous nightclub located in Harlem, New York B) a literary, political, and cultural movement of the 1920s C) African American music that combined blues and ragtime D) a kind of fast-moving dance step

Option C.

Explanation:

African American music that combined blues and ragtime, is the right answer.

Originated in the African-American neighborhoods of New Orleans, U. S, the Jazz is a music genre. This music genre originated in the later phase of the 19th and the early phase of the 20th century. This genre evolved from sources in blues and ragtime. Jazz has origins in West African aesthetic and vocal appearance and in the musical tradition of African-American musics such as blues and ragtime and European military band music.

c) African American music that combined blues and ragtime