Jazz for aficionados

While French Canadians are not typically cited as a primary origin of American jazz, their cultural and geographical ties to the "French world"—specifically through the New Orleans - Paris connection —played a significant role in the genre’s development and global survival. 

This makes sense. Now I understand why artist such as:

• Freddie Keppard & The Original Creole Band: Credited with bringing early jazz to Canada, this group played the Pantages Theatre circuit in cities like Winnipeg in 1914 and 1916, marking some of the first jazz performances in the country.
• Jelly Roll Morton: Performed in Vancouver, B.C., around 1919 –1921.
• Josephine Baker: The legendary entertainer performed at the Gatineau Country Club in Ottawa in August 1955. Not to mention in 1925, taking Paris by storm with her breakout performance in La Revue Nègre at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées on October 2, 1925 along withSidney Bechet. 
• Sidney Bechet: Toured Canada in 1937–1938 as part of his extensive travels during that period.

interesting summary and reminder. Thanks.

Stanley Clarke & Stewart Copeland: Two Cool Cats

Clarke needs no introduction to jazz aficionados and Copeland was the drummer for the pop/rock band The Police as well as composing a lot of film scores.

https://youtu.be/ITU9SdtXPjE?si=MgDROX8RieEeaTgv

I think your, or A-i's, "Canadian" attributions to jazz (jass) origins are a bit off.  Ai is conflating French Canadians with the origins of New Orleans Creoles(two unique populations). To sort it out you might refer to the book "The Making of Jazz" by James Collier.

@nogaps,

Thanks for the recommendation and especially thank you for the clarification(s)! But please understand I was simply asking a question and not conflating anything.

I have known all my life, that Cajun in very simple terms referred to a white rural population to show racial, cultural and location differences as the American society has always done. And the same with Creole in very simple terms referred to a negro city population to show racial, cultural and location differences as the American society has always done. 

Where my questions came from is that American Jazz undeniably has a French European influence and I was wondering if the European French that settled in Canada and later migrated to Louisiana had any connection at that nexus? And from what I gleaned from The Making of Jazz" by James Collier, the European French or Cajuns that settled in Canada and later migrated to Louisiana - did not. 

And for the reasons of me knowing that in appalachia and all the way to the lower southern regions and beyond in the US slaves introduced the gord with strings to the america’s introducing the banjo and played with a specific flair also with the european violin or fiddle in helping form what we now call Country and Blues music.

I hope you see and understand why I had questions if the Cajun music communities may have crossed over at times with the Blues, Country and even the earliest Jass musicians communities. Cause one thing I do know. Whether right, wrong and/or indifferent? When people get together, no matter where they may be from? They will mix. If you get my drift/meaning...

What I'm also finding out in very basic terms of course, is Jass was born out of a part of the Creole community that felt their lighter melanated skin tone made them better than persons of the negro community that was of darker melanated hues and all that entailed. 

@nogaps,

And here’s something I’d like to share with you.

Jazz À La Creole:

The Music of the French Creoles of Louisiana and their Contribution to the Development of Early Jazz at the Turn of the Twentieth Century by Caroline Vézina

A thesis submitted to the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Affairs in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in Music and Culture Carleton University Ottawa, Ontario, Canada © Caroline Vézina August 11, 2014