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Jazz Unit

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What artist played Take Five

a)

Brubeck

b)

Byrd

c)

Coltrane

d)

Davis

2.

Name 6 words that describe jazz.

a)

Holiday

b)

Complex, Variable, Free Instrumental Variety, Unpredictable, Fast-Paced

c)

Any of the 21

d)

Ella Fitzgerald

3.

What artist played So What?

a)

John Coltrane

b)

Dave Brubeck

c)

Miles Davis

d)

Ray Charles

4.

Jazz was popular until what decade?

a)

50's

b)

20's

c)

40's

d)

60's

5.

What artist sang Strange Fruit?

a)

Ella Fitzgerald

b)

Ray Charles

c)

Billie Holiday

d)

Dave Brubeck

6.

What 2 earlier genres influenced Jazz?

a)

Pop, Rock

b)

Country, Bluegrass

c)

Latin, Classical

d)

Blues, Ragtime

7.

What artist performed Round Midnight?

a)

John Coltrane

b)

Thelenious Monk

c)

Duke Ellington

d)

Dave Brubeck

8.

Who's nickname is Lady Day?

a)

Ella Fitzgerald

b)

Steve Coleman

c)

Dave Brubeck

d)

Billie Holiday

9.

What artist performed It Don't Mean A Thing

a)

Ray Charles

b)

Duke Ellington

c)

Louie Armstrong

d)

Luther Allison

10.

What artist performed What A Wonderful World?

a)

Ray Charles

b)

Louie Armstrong

c)

Duke Ellington

d)

Thelenious Monk

11.

What artist performed Georgia On My Mind?

a)

Thelenious Monk

b)

Louis Armstrong

c)

Dave Brubeck

d)

Ray Charles

12.

When was Jazz born?

a)

10's

b)

20's

c)

40's

d)

50's

13.

Who's nickname was Scatchmo?

a)

Duke Ellington

b)

Thelenious Monk

c)

Ray Charles

d)

Louis Armstrong

14.

How many sub genres of Jazz are there?

a)

Over 200

b)

Over 40

c)

Over 45

d)

Over 50

15.

What artist performed Motherland Pulse?

a)

John Coltrane

b)

Steve Coleman

c)

Miles Davis

d)

Ella Fitzgerald

16.

Where was the birthplace of Jazz

a)

New Orleans

b)

St. Louis

c)

New York City

d)

Los Angeles

17.

What are the 4 characteristics of Jazz?

a)

Bass, Drums, Piano, Brass

b)

Electic Guitar, Drums, Keyboard, Bass Guitar

c)

Bongo, Cymbals, Maraccas, Guiro

d)

Flute, Trumpet, Trombone, Tuba

18.

What artist performed A Love Supreme?

a)

Dave Brubeck

b)

John Coltrane

c)

Steve Coleman

d)

Louis Armstrong

19.

What artist was awarded the MacArthur Fellowship?

a)

Steve Coleman

b)

Miles Davis

c)

Ella Fitzgerald

d)

Dave Brubeck

20.

Find the lie.

a)

There are dozens of jazz subgenres

b)

Jazz originated in New Orleans

c)

Jazz influenced funk, reggae, R&B, rock n’ roll & ska

d)

Jazz and hip hop developed simultaneously