He was famous for always finding new ways of playing jazz,
他因经常创造演奏爵士的新方式而出名，
and for many people this represented the spirit of jazz.
对许多人来说这代表着爵士的精神。
Jazz has been called "the classical music of black America".
爵士被称为“美国黑人的古典音乐”。
Rock 'n' Roll and Rock
传统摇滚和现代摇滚
Rock 'n' roll developed from fast blues.
传统摇滚由快节奏的蓝调发展而来。
Chuck Berry and Elvis Presley were the big names in rock 'n' roll
恰克·贝利和艾尔维斯·普莱斯利是摇滚乐中的知名人士，
and the Beatles in England took the music and made their own sounds from it.
英国的披头士乐队运用了这种音乐，并加入他们自己的元素。
When the guitars got louder and the guitar solos got longer, rock 'n' roll became just rock.
当吉他声音变大，吉他独奏变长时，传统摇滚就成了现代摇滚。
Now rock is one of the most popular forms of music in the world
现代摇滚成为了世界上最流行的音乐之一，
and its fans can be seen from Beijing to Boston and all the places in between.
它的歌迷遍及从北京到波士顿以及中间的所有地方。
Creating new music
创造新音乐
Today these names of music styles are less important to musicians.
今天这些音乐风格的名字对音乐家来说不那么重要了。
Radio, television and the Internet have made it easier for sounds
收音机、电视机和互联网使得音乐
to travel across cultures and styles have become more and more mixed.
得以穿越文化界限，而风格变得越来越融合。
If there is one thing the history of popular music has shown,
如果还要展示流行音乐的历史，
it is that good musicians will always create new music from the different styles they hear.
就是优秀的音乐家通常会从他们听到的不同音乐风格中创造新的音乐。