Rock & Roll/ Jazz / R&B Review

Where did jazz music originate in the late 19th century?

• Chicago
• New York
• New Orleans
• Memphis

Which element of jazz involves musicians creating melodies spontaneously?

• Syncopation
• Improvisation
• Blue notes
• Swing

Who was known as "The First Lady of Song" in jazz?

• Billie Holiday
• Sarah Vaughan
• Nina Simone
• Ella Fitzgerald

Which jazz style was popular dance music during the 1930s and 1940s?

• Cool Jazz
• Free Jazz
• Bebop
• Swing

Which instrument typically provides the foundation of the rhythm section in jazz?

• Double Bass
• Piano
• Drums
• Guitar

What is the term for the rhythmic feel that creates a sense of forward motion in jazz?

• Blue notes
• Swing
• Syncopation
• Scat

Which famous trumpet player helped develop cool jazz?

• Louis Armstrong
• Dizzy Gillespie
• Miles Davis
• Wynton Marsalis

What was the early New Orleans style of jazz called?

• Free Jazz
• Cool Jazz
• Swing
• Dixieland

Which decade saw the development of bebop?

• 1950s
• 1930s
• 1940s
• 1960s

What musical tradition did jazz combine African rhythms with?

• European harmony
• Asian scales
• Latin rhythms
• Middle Eastern melodies