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He was famous for always finding new ways of playing jazz,
他因經常創造演奏爵士的新方式而出名，
and for many people this represented the spirit of jazz.
對許多人來說這代表著爵士的精神。
Jazz has been called "the classical music of black America".
爵士被稱為“美國黑人的古典音樂”。
Rock 'n' Roll and Rock
傳統搖滾和現代搖滾
Rock 'n' roll developed from fast blues.
傳統搖滾由快節奏的藍調發展而來。
Chuck Berry and Elvis Presley were the big names in rock 'n' roll
恰克·貝利和艾爾維斯·普萊斯利是搖滾樂中的知名人士，
and the Beatles in England took the music and made their own sounds from it.
英國的披頭士樂隊運用了這種音樂，并加入他們自己的元素。
When the guitars got louder and the guitar solos got longer, rock 'n' roll became just rock.
當吉他聲音變大，吉他獨奏變長時，傳統搖滾就成了現代搖滾。
Now rock is one of the most popular forms of music in the world
現代搖滾成為了世界上最流行的音樂之一，
and its fans can be seen from Beijing to Boston and all the places in between.
它的歌迷遍及從北京到波士頓以及中間的所有地方。
Creating new music
創造新音樂
Today these names of music styles are less important to musicians.
今天這些音樂風格的名字對音樂家來說不那么重要了。
Radio, television and the Internet have made it easier for sounds
收音機、電視機和互聯網使得音樂
to travel across cultures and styles have become more and more mixed.
得以穿越文化界限，而風格變得越來越融合。
If there is one thing the history of popular music has shown,
如果還要展示流行音樂的歷史，
it is that good musicians will always create new music from the different styles they hear.
就是優秀的音樂家通常會從他們聽到的不同音樂風格中創造新的音樂。
