Quiz 5: Jazz

What types of instruments found their way into Jazz music during the 60's and 70s?

• Saxophones

• Electronic instruments

• Drums

• Bass

What is improvisation in jazz music?

• Pre-composed melodies

• Making up or creating melodies spontaneously

• Following a strict score

• Repeating the same melody

What cultural influences contributed to the origins of jazz in New Orleans?

• Classical music and opera

• Mixed cultures, slaves, Voodoo culture, Ragtime

• Rock and roll and hip hop

• Country music and folk songs

During the 1920s, which of the following jazz artists was well known?

• Diana Krall

• Duke Ellington

• Glenn Miller

• Bill Evans

What era of Jazz saw composers moving towards modes and irregular time signatures?

• 60's/70's

• 80's-present

• 50's

• 40's

Which artist is NOT a part of jazz in the 1950's?

• Bill Evans

• Miles Davis

• Count Basie

• Dave Brubeck

Which artist composed jazz music in the 1960's and 1970's?

• Brecker Brothers

• Herbie Hancock

• Benny Goodman

• Duke Ellington

The merging of Jazz and Rock styles began in which era?

• 80's-present

• 50's

• 60's/70s

• 40's

Which era is associated with the rise of Bebop?

• 30's

• 40's

• 20's

• 50's

Which era of Jazz does Diana Krall belong to?

• 80's-present

• 50's

• 60's/70's

• 20's