Jazz History

Dixieland Jazz was popular in what time period?

• 1970s
• 1960-1970
• 1920-1930
• 1930-1940

How many people made up a BIG band or SWING band?

• 7 or 8 people
• 16-18 people
• 4 or 5 people
• 1 person

Pick the answer that has two legendary jazz trumpet players.

• Charlie Parker and Dexter Gordon
• Count Basie and Duke Ellington
• Ella Fitzgerald and Billie Holiday
• Miles Davis and Louis Armstrong

Which of the following was a key player in swing?

• Miles Davis
• Justin Bieber
• Drake
• Benny Goodman

The Ragtime King.....

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

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.

Charlie Parker played the....

• piano
• alto saxophone
• trumpet
• trombone

John Coltrane played the....

• trumpet
• soprano sax and tenor sax
• trombone
• bass

Herbie Hancock is best known for what kind of jazz?

• Blues
• Cool Jazz
• Funk
• Bebop

What is the name of the popular musical structure used in Blues music?

• Walking bass Line

• Improvisation

• 12 Bar Blues

• Chords.