When were brass instruments first used in Jazz? Brass instruments were common in styles of music leading up to jazz, such as ragtime, blues, bebop, and second-line. The first use of jass to describe a style of music was i … n 1914; it morphed into jazz between 1916 and 1918.1 person found this useful.sually saxophones (baritone, tenor, alto, and soprano), trumpets, trombones, string bass, drum set, and piano are instruments found in a jazz band. Other instruments that are … sometimes found are clarinet, flute, and vibraphone.