Jazz Quiz Review

What instrument did Duke Ellington play?

• Trumpet

• Piano

• Trombone

• Bass

Duke Ellington is known for:

• Being the Father of Big Band Music

• Professional pianist by 17

• Created over 2000 compositions in his life

• All of the above

Definition of Big Band Music:

• Also known as the “Jazz Orchestra” the Big Band is an ensemble which originated in the jazz and swing eras. They usually consist of up to 25 musicians across woodwinds, brass, and rhythm.

• A big band making music

• A small group of musicians

• Jazz music played by one musician

What instruments is Louis Armstrong known for?

• Piano and Voice

• Voice and Clarinet

• Trumpet and Voice

• Drums and Clarinet

Louis Armstrong was known for:

• His gravelly voice, flexible improv abilities, and scat singing

• All of the above

• Started learning the cornet and began playing regularly in street bands, clubs, and riverboat cruises.

• He performed for a number of radio and tv programs during his 50 year career.

Dixieland Jazz Definition:

• Jazz found in Dixieland

• Jazz in NYC specifically

• AKA: New Orleans Jazz, this style of jazz was developed in the start of the 20th Century and spread to and throughout Chicago and NYC.

• New Orleans Jazz

Scat Singing Definition:

• A form of vocal improvisation with wordless “vocables”, nonsense syllables, and sometimes without words at all.

• Singing about animal scat

• Scatter singing in a circle

• Improvisation using specific words.

Cornet Definition:

• Woodwind instrument that resembles a trumpet. The cornet has the same length of tubing but appears shorter and wider.

• Percussion instrument that resembles a trumpet. The cornet has the same length of tubing but appears shorter and wider.

• String instrument that resembles a trumpet. The cornet has the same length of tubing but appears shorter and wider.

• Brass instrument that resembles a trumpet. The cornet has the same length of tubing but appears shorter and wider.

What instrument is Charlie Parker known for?

• Bass

• Saxophone

• Trumpet

• Drums

Bebop Definition:

• A style of Jazz with few changes in key, melody, and harmony

• A style of Jazz will simple chord progressions

• A style of Jazz from the early to mid 1940s that features songs characterized by a fast tempo and complex chord progressions with several changes in key, melody, and harmony.

• A style of Jazz featuring slow tempo songs