Jazz Music review

Jazz music originated in what city?

• New Orleans

• Chicago

• St. Louis

• Memphis

Which of the following factors did NOT help New Orleans be the perfect place for jazz to start?

• a mix of many cultures

• As a port city, there were many influences coming and going

• It already had an active arts scene

• It was the birthpoace of Duke Ellington

Which of these was NOT an early "founding father" of jazz?

• Sidney Bechet

• Jelly Roll Morton

• Buddy Bolden

• Bobby McFerrin

Which of these was NOT a contributing style of music for jazz?

• blues

• hiphop

• ragtime

• hymns and spirituals

What was life like for Blacks in the South in the early 20th century?

• a piece of cake!

• pleasant

• difficult and dangerous

• easy peasy

The invention of the _________ made jazz a national sensation in the early 20th century.

• phonograph

• telephone

• telegraph

• internet

True or False: The first jazz recording was made by an all-black band.

• True

• False

What decade was known as the Jazz Age?

• 1910s

• 1920s

• 1930s

• 1940s

What element of jazz is the emphasis of beats other than the first beat?

• syncopation

• individuality

• improvisation

• instrumentals

What element of jazz is making it up as you go?

• syncopation

• individuality

• improvisation

• instrumentals