Early Jazz

Where was Jazz born?

• New York

• New Orleans

• Chicago

• Los Angeles

Who was the first to write Jazz music down?

• Buddy Bolden

• Sidney Bechet

• Louis Armstrong

• Jelly Roll Morton

What two musical styles came together to create Jazz?

• Blues and Ragtime

• Opera and Ragtime

• Blues and Rock

• Ragtime and Classical

Which is an instrument that you would NOT hear in early jazz music?

• Banjo

• Piano

• Flute

• Trumpet

True or False? Buddy Bolden was the first instrumentalist to play the blues.

• True

• False

True or False? Jazz music relies heavily on improvisation.

• True

• False

True or False? Jazz is made up of many other cultural influences so it is not the first truly American art form.

• True

• False

Louis Armstrong was such a strong trumpet player that

• he extended the range a trumpet could be played

• needed to stand far away from the other musicians when recording

• was asked to play in Chicago by Joe Oliver early on in his career

• all of the above

Duke Ellington was influenced by the ragtime style when he first started out as a

• piano player

• trumpet player

• clarinet player

• saxophone player

Who was the first to record jazz music?

• Louis Armstrong

• The Original Dixieland Jazz Band

• Buddy Bolden

• James Europe