People
This band leader was known as "The King of Jazz" despite not being a jazz musician himself.
Paul Whiteman
This "city within a city" is central to the development of jazz in the 1920's
Harlem
This is Duke Ellington's primary instrument.
piano
This new technology allowed for higher quality and clearer recordings.
Electronic Recording
This band recorded the tune "Copenhagen" which features Louis Armstrong on trumpet.
Fletcher Henderson Orchestra
This trumpeter traveled from Chicago to play with Fletcher Henderson's Orchestra
Louis Armstrong
This style of piano playing was made famous by New York pianists James P/ Johnson, Fats Wallers, and Willlie "The Lion" Smith
Stride
This city is where Duke Ellington hails from, and also is the basis for the name of his first group.
Washington D.C.
This relatively new invention helped to spread the sound of jazz all over the country.
Radio
Paul Whiteman coined this term for his style of music.
Symphonic Jazz
This cornetist was part of the "Austin High Gang" and defied his family's wishes by playing jazz.
Bix Beiderbecke
What are the three "spheres of influence" that New York holds over jazz in the 1920's?
Musical
Socialogical
Commercial
This is Duke Ellington's real first name.
Edward
Name the band.
Duke Ellington
This band leader was responsible for bringing the sound of the saxophone into popularity in the large jazz band format.
Art Hickman
This singer was the first featured singer with the Paul Whiteman Orchestra.
Bing Crosby
This club is where Fletcher Henderson held office during the height of his band's popularity.
This Harlem club is where Duke Ellington's band got its big break.
The Cotton Club
Name the band
Fletcher Henderson
This arranger was known for his unique style of using sections of the band to contrast against each other in his arrangements for Fletcher Henderson.
Don Redman
This saxophone player was the perfect contrast to Bix Beiderbecke on the recording "Singin' the Blues"
Frank Trumbauer
This is the nickname for the area of New York where the publishing industry was based in the 1020's-1940's
Tin Pan Alley
This musician is responsible for the growling trumpet sound on the early Ellington recordings
Bubber Miley
Name the band
Paul Whiteman
This famous piece of music was premiered at Paul Whiteman's "An Experiment in Modern Music" concert at Aeolian Hall in 1924?
Rhapsody in Blue by Gerwshwin