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WorksheetsFusion and the Jazz of Today
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 7mins
Fusion is the blending of jazz and what other genre?
(a)
What was fusion at the forefront of jazz?
1930-1945
1945-1950
1969-1990
1990-present
Many jazz musicians and fans did not consider fusion real jazz.
True
False
Which of the following were fusion musicians?
Chick Corea
Weather Report
Louis Armstrong
Herbie Hancock
Which of the following is NOT a direction that today's jazz artists are going in?
traditional
contemporary mainstream
backwards
anything goes
Traditionalists believe that what they play is “real jazz.”
True
False
Which trumpeter below is at the forefront of the traditionalist movement?
Louis Armstrong
Wynton Marsalis
Miles Davis
Dizzy Gillespie
Contemporary mainstream jazz artists are influenced mostly by which genre?
Hard Bop
Swing
Disco
Rock
What type of music might "anything goes" jazz artists use in their songs?
all styles of jazz
classical music
world music
any genre of music
all of the above
Which three below are some of today's most famous and respected jazz musicians?
Chet Baker
Herbie Hancock
Wayne Shorter
Ron Carter
There are very few middle school, high school, and college/university big bands.
True
False
