Many people regard Jazz as the music of cultured, refined individuals. Whether it stands as one of your favourite music genres or not, there is no question that Jazz stimulates the mind.
From the Blues to Ragtime and from the century-old New Orleans Jazz to more recent subsets like Swing and Bebop, there is said to be a style of jazz to suit anyone's tastes. Jazz's rhythmic, often improvised patterns have been shown to boost creativity and relieve stress... but then again, we can probably say this about any other genre of music and we wouldn't be wrong.