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Where did Dixieland music get it's start?
New Orleans
Who created the standard Dixieland instrumentation?
Charles "Buddy" Bolden
What instrument did Louis Armstrong play?
Trumpet
What event did Dixieland music originate from?
Funerals
As jazz music moved up the Mississippi River, what were the first two cities that musicians stopped at?
St. Louis and Kansas City
Who was the most famous Chicago jazz soloist?
Louis Armstrong
What instruments were in the Dixieland front line?
Clarinet, Trumpet, and Trombone
What is Tailgating?
When the trombone plays the main note of the chord while the trumpet and clarinet play improvised melodies.
What was the center for jazz after New Orleans?
Chicago
Who wrote Rhapsody in Blue?
George Gershwin
What was in the rhythm section of Dixieland music?
Piano, drums, banjo, bass
Why was New York the new center for Jazz in the swing era?
Publishers, recording studios, and audiences.
What was the center for jazz after Chicago?
New York
Along with George Gershwin, who else was well known for putting jazz music into American theater?
Cole Porter
What instrument was no longer included in the rhythm section by the swing era? What instrument replaced it?
Banjo
Guitar
What were the two different directions that jazz evolved during the swing era?
What place in New Orleans was the reason that jazz began moving up the Mississippi?
Storyville
Who commissioned Rhapsody in Blue?
Paul Whiteman
In the swing era, What instruments were now included in the "front line?" Bonus 100 if you can tell how many of each.
2 Alto saxophones
2 tenor saxophones
1 bari saxophone
3-4 trumpets
3-4 tombones
What was the focus of chicago jazz vs dixieland jazz?
Group soloing vs individual solos