Question

To many in small time America, jazz posed not only an annoyance but a _________.

Answer 1

I had this question once, the answer for mine was a "reason" as to the world problems. Only because some people believed it had a catastrophic impact on the nations

Answer 2

Jazz is America's indigenous art form, having its birth evolution in the United States.

The Jazz is everywhere. It is an ingrained element of American styles and attitudes, night clubs, concert hall, sidewalks, subways stations, elementary, middle, high school classrooms, television, radio etc.

In summary, throughout America's turbulent 20th  century, jazz has  entertained, interested, affected and inspired Americans, it has contributed to and been a reflection of american culture.

It has been an important cultural element in USA.