Jazz Music Quiz

Where is the birthplace of jazz?

• New York

• Chicago

• New Orleans

• Los Angeles

Who was a great clarinetist and big band leader?

• Benny Goodman

• Louis Armstrong

• Duke Ellington

• Miles Davis

Who was a great pianist, composer and big band leader, chosen for Jazz Appreciation month?

• Benny Goodman

• Ella Fitzgerald

• Dave Brubeck

• Duke Ellington

What style of music came from slave songs and field hollars?

• The Blues

• Jazz

• Rock and Roll

• Classical

What is the basis of true jazz, making up a solo based upon the melody and harmony of the song?

• Improvisation

• Composition

• Arrangement

• Orchestration

Who was known as an amazing trumpet player and vocalist, one of the very first pioneers of Jazz? His nickname was Satchmo.

• Miles Davis

• Louis Armstrong

• Duke Ellington

• Charlie Parker

What is vocal improvisation based upon the melody and harmony using nonsense syllables called?

• Scat

• Rap

• Beatbox

• Opera

What was a very popular style of jazz that people loved to dance to?

• Big Band music

• Cool Jazz

• Be Bop

• Blues

Who was a great jazz singer known for her great voice and ability to scat?

• Ella Fitzgerald

• Billie Holiday

• Sarah Vaughan

• Nina Simone

Who was a great trumpeter, composer and band leader, one of the pioneers of the Be Bop era? His cheeks expanded when he played, giving him this nickname!

• Miles Davis

• Dizzy Gillespie

• Thelonious Monk

• Charlie Parker