Histories of jazz often credit New Orleans as the music's sole birthplace. The city's role was clearly central, but musicologist Tomás Reyes argues that focusing on a single origin obscures the parallel development of related styles in cities like Chicago, Kansas City, and St. Louis. In Reyes's account, jazz emerged from a constellation of urban scenes rather than a single river.
Which choice best describes the function of the second sentence in the text?
- A
It introduces an unrelated musical style.
- B
It restates the standard account that New Orleans is the sole birthplace.
- Ccheck_circle
It refines the standard account by acknowledging New Orleans's centrality while adding parallel sites.
- D
It rejects New Orleans's role in jazz history.
Explanation
Reyes accepts New Orleans's centrality and adds the parallel scenes, refining rather than rejecting. B captures this refinement.