George Gerswhin is remembered for fusing Classical, Broadway, and this style of music:
Tin Pan Alley
Tin Pan Alley was located here
New York City
This is the city where jazz began
New Orleans, Louisiana
During the Prohibition of the 1920s, this was banned
Alchohol
This singer and actor famous for hits like "White Christmas," was one of the first crooners
Bing Crosby
What industry had its home in Tin Pan Alley
Sheet Music Publishing
Jazz fused the musical traditions of Black, White, and ________ cultures around 1900
Creole
The creation of a national popular culture is due in large part to this technology of the 1920s
Radio
Vernon & Irene Castle were icons during WWI for popularizing this pastime:
Ballroom dance
This style of softer, more intimate singing was made possible by the invention of the microphone
Crooning
This is the term for improvising a solo without words in jazz
Scat singing
This is the acronym for the musician's union that was formed in 1914 to pay royalties to composers when their music was played for live entertainment
ASCAP
This Black musician started New York's Clef Club and was part of the Harlem Hellfighters in WWI; he is credited with bringing Jazz to Europe.
James Reese Europe
What group of people were predominant in composing and publishing Tin Pan Alley music?
Jewish American immigrants
This New Orleans-born trumpet player and singer was the most recognizable jazz musician in the world for decades
Louis Armstrong
This was the term used for any place that had live music shows and sold food & drinks in the years between WWI & WWII
Cabaret
This Cuban bandleader led the Havana Casino Club in New York City. His band's recording of El Manicero was a top song in 1931.
Don Azpiazú
This is the name for standard songs of the Tin Pan Alley genre (still used today, especially in jazz)
Great American Songbook
This Black jazz composer & bandleader spent years at the Cotton Club in Harlem. His main instrument was piano and he is credited with inventing the "jungle sound."
Duke Ellington
The stock market crashed in this year, starting the Great Depression
1929