The Jazz Cats: History of Jazz

In which city did jazz begin?

• New Orleans

• New York City

• Kansas City

• Dallas

What was the general mood of Dixieland music?

• Sad

• Happy

• Angry

• Melancholy

What instrument did Louis Armstrong play?

• Tuba

• Trumpet

• Clarinet

• Saxophone

The Blues are considered a style of _____________?

• Jazz

• Country

• Pop

• Rock and Roll

_______________ is the most popular style of jazz music.

• Blues

• Dixieland

• Beebop

• Swing

What instrument did Duke Ellington play?

• Trumpet

• Piano

• Saxophone

• Clarinet

What instrument did Count Basie play?

• Trumpet

• Piano

• Saxophone

• Clarinet

What instrument did Lester Young play?

• Trumpet

• Piano

• Saxophone

• Clarinet

The general tempo of Beebop music was slow.

• True

• False

Dizzy Gillespie's fun-loving personality made him so famous that he toured the world as a good-will ambassador for the United States.

• True

• False