Latin jazz
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| Stylistic origins | Afro-Cuban jazz: Afro-Brazilian jazz: 
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| Cultural origins | Cuba; New York City, United States; and Brazil | 
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Latin jazz is a genre of jazz with Latin American rhythms. The two main categories are Afro-Cuban jazz, rhythmically based on Cuban popular dance music, with a rhythm section employing ostinato patterns or a clave, and Afro-Brazilian jazz, which includes samba and bossa nova.