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Jamaica: An island in the West Indies, south of Cuba, Jamaica is a former British colony which became an independent country in 1962.

jazz funeral: See New Orleans jazz funeral.

Jewís harp: A plucked idiophone which consists of a metal tongue attached to a frame held in the mouth. The tongue of the Jewís harp is plucked while the mouth provides a resonating chamber which can be shaped to emphasize particular harmonics using techniques similar to khoomii.

jig: Lively dance tunes popular in Ireland and among Irish Americans, some of which date back to the sixteenth century.

jingle dance: Womanís dance in present-day powwow named after metal ìjingles which cover festive powwow dresses.

Judeo-Spanish songs: Songs transmitted through oral tradition by descendants of late sixteenth-century Jewish exiles from Spain (ìSephardic Jews") in a Judeo-Spanish dialect.

juke box: Machines that dispense and play recorded songs chosen from a list of well-known offerings of the time.

Juneau: The capital of Alaska, a frontier town and seaport on Alaskaís southeast coast.