Jazz Appreciation

Jazz grew out of.....

• the Southern US States
• the Northern US States
• the caribbean
• Mexico

The Ragtime King.....

• John Coltrane
• Miles Davis
• Joe Williams
• Scott Joplin

The blues grew out of.....

• swing music
• work songs and field hollers
• cool jazz
• classical music

New Orleans is known as....

• the birthplace of the blues
• the birthplace of classical music
• the birthplace of jazz
• the

Which of these facts is FALSE?

• New Orleans is known as the City of the Dead
• New Orleans special musical tradition is the Jazz funeral
• New Orleans jazz includes the sousaphone
• You won't find street musicians in New Orleans.

Ella Fitzgerald is best known for....

• singing the blues
• scat singing
• playing the trumpet
• playing the piano

Scat singing is......

• singing loudly
• singing with dynamics
• singing using made up nonsense syllables
• singing with a friend

Louis Armstrong is best known for...

• his voice and trumpet playing
• his piano playing
• his saxophone playing
• his drum playing

Joe Williams sang about......

• eating cupcakes
• tomatoes
• having the blues
• his home town

Duke Ellington led a big band and played what instrument?

• saxophone
• drums
• bass
• piano