Which stride pianist was also a popular entertainer who inserted witty asides in his songs?

Operation Paydirt/Fundred Dollar Bill Project is a broad collaborative process of community education, fundraising, and political action, but its underlying issue links most closely to work by

a) LaToya Ruby Frazier. b) Alan Montgomery. c) Matthew Ritchie. d) Thomas Anshutz.

The authors say, “Music is not a universal language, for people in different cultures give music different meanings. . . . [C]ulture means the way of life of a people, learned and transmitted from one generation to the next.” How do these statements relate to the story of the visiting Asian that opens this section?

What will be an ideal response?