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WorksheetsJazz Unit
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
What artist played Take Five
Brubeck
Byrd
Coltrane
Davis
Name 6 words that describe jazz.
Holiday
Complex, Variable, Free Instrumental Variety, Unpredictable, Fast-Paced
Any of the 21
Ella Fitzgerald
What artist played So What?
John Coltrane
Dave Brubeck
Miles Davis
Ray Charles
Jazz was popular until what decade?
50's
20's
40's
60's
What artist sang Strange Fruit?
Ella Fitzgerald
Ray Charles
Billie Holiday
Dave Brubeck
What 2 earlier genres influenced Jazz?
Pop, Rock
Country, Bluegrass
Latin, Classical
Blues, Ragtime
What artist performed Round Midnight?
John Coltrane
Thelenious Monk
Duke Ellington
Dave Brubeck
Who's nickname is Lady Day?
Ella Fitzgerald
Steve Coleman
Dave Brubeck
Billie Holiday
What artist performed It Don't Mean A Thing
Ray Charles
Duke Ellington
Louie Armstrong
Luther Allison
What artist performed What A Wonderful World?
Ray Charles
Louie Armstrong
Duke Ellington
Thelenious Monk
What artist performed Georgia On My Mind?
Thelenious Monk
Louis Armstrong
Dave Brubeck
Ray Charles
When was Jazz born?
10's
20's
40's
50's
Who's nickname was Scatchmo?
Duke Ellington
Thelenious Monk
Ray Charles
Louis Armstrong
How many sub genres of Jazz are there?
Over 200
Over 40
Over 45
Over 50
What artist performed Motherland Pulse?
John Coltrane
Steve Coleman
Miles Davis
Ella Fitzgerald
Where was the birthplace of Jazz
New Orleans
St. Louis
New York City
Los Angeles
What are the 4 characteristics of Jazz?
Bass, Drums, Piano, Brass
Electic Guitar, Drums, Keyboard, Bass Guitar
Bongo, Cymbals, Maraccas, Guiro
Flute, Trumpet, Trombone, Tuba
What artist performed A Love Supreme?
Dave Brubeck
John Coltrane
Steve Coleman
Louis Armstrong
What artist was awarded the MacArthur Fellowship?
Steve Coleman
Miles Davis
Ella Fitzgerald
Dave Brubeck
Find the lie.
There are dozens of jazz subgenres
Jazz originated in New Orleans
Jazz influenced funk, reggae, R&B, rock n’ roll & ska
Jazz and hip hop developed simultaneously
