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WorksheetsJazz in the Roaring Twenties
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 7mins
Which two genres influenced the creation of jazz?
Ragtime
March
Brass Bands
Blues
Where did King Oliver move after jazz gained more popularity?
Louisville
New Orleans
Chicago
New York City
What band did Louis Armstrong join before starting his own?
King Olvier’s Creole Jazz Band
Duke Ellington’s Orchestra
The Hot Five
Original Dixieland Jazz Band
What was Louis Armstrong’s second band called?
Louis Armstong and His Hit Seven
Louis Armstong and His Groovy Seven
Louis Armstong and His Jazzy Seven
Louis Armstong and His Hot Seven
Who invented the phonograph?
Thomas Edison
Alexander Graham Bell
OKeH
Albert Einstein
Where were the recoding laboratories for OKeH records?
Louisville
New Orleans
New York City
Chicago
What style of music did Duke Ellington popularize?
Big-Band Jazz
Small Ensemble
Ragtime
New Orleans Ensemble
What club was Duke Ellington affiliated with?
Cavern Club
The Copacabana
Stork Club
Cotton Club
Where was the Cotton Club located?
Brooklyn
Queens
Harlem
Manhattan
Which of the following artists preformed at the Cotton Club?
Louis Armstrong
George Gershwin
Duke Ellington
The Beatles
George Gershwin’s piano solo for “Rhapsody in Blue” was improvised.
True
False
What did George Gershwin say his goal in music was?
To be the best broadway composer
To bring respect to jazz
To be the most respected ragtime pianist
To bring respect to Broadway
