Escape from the Jazz Club

Where did Jazz come from?

• It began in South America & had roots in Latin music

• It is an Eastern form of music that emerged in India in the late 1800s

• It began in America in the 1920s and came from African American communities

• It developed in California in the 1970s

What style of piano playing from the 1900s was an influencer of Jazz?

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Dixieland music was one of the earliest styles of jazz. What city is recognized as the birthplace of Dixieland Jazz?

• New Orleans

• Las Angeles

• Nashville

• New York

What was the next style of Jazz to emerge after Ragtime? Benny Goodman and Louis Armstrong were famous in this style.

(a)  

This artists nicknames are "bird" or "yardbird". What is his real name?

• John Coltrane

• Charlie Parker

• Johnny Hodges

• Eddie Davis

Who are some of the "founding fathers" of Jazz according to the video you watched?

• Benny Goodman, Buddy Rich, King Oliver

• Louis Armstong, King Oliver, Buddy Bolden

• Buddy Rich, Dinah Washington

• Benny Goodman, Buddy Bolden, King Oliver

What was the rest of the Louis Armstrong quote you deciphered? "If I don't practice for a day..."

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Here's the rest: "If I don't practice for a day, I know it. If I don't practice for two days, the __ know it."

• Public

• People

• Critics

• Citizens

He was awarded the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 1966. What is his name?

• Oscar Peterson

• Nat King Cole

• Duke Ellington

• Hank Jones

What were two of Ella Fitzgeralds nicknames?

• First Lady of Song

  Queen of Jazz

• Queen of Jazz

  Her Majesty

• Bebop Queen

  First Lady of Song

• Her Majesty

  Bebop Queen