The blues evolved from
What are Work Songs?
The birthplace of
What is Jazz?
AKA
What is the Big Band Era?
He wrote this song
Who is Duke Ellington?
Father of the Blues
W.C Handy
What is the 19th Century?
New Orleans slaves performed here while their usual places to perform at were overtaken by racist minstrel shows
What is Congo Square?
Swing music was performed by
What are Big Bands?
This style of band is playing this song
What is a New Orleans Brass Band?
The first all-women big band
Who are the International Sweethearts of Rhythm?
This demographic of people invented the blues
Who are Southern African Americans?
Spell the original form on jazz
What is J-a-a-s?
Divided into four sections
What are Trumpets, saxophones, trombones, and a rhythm section?
This song is called
What is The Entertainer?
This band traditionally featured these 6 instruments
Trumpets, trombones, clarinets, saxophones, and percussion
The blues is written in this time signature
What is 4/4 time?
Syncopated melodic lines and regularly accented accompaniment...
What is Ragtime?
The Swing Era took place during this war
What is World War ll?
This style of music was usually sung by slaves
What is a work song?
Louis Armstrong was alive from
1901-1971
The blues has this many measures in it
What are 12 measures?
The combination of these two styles of music created jazz
What is The blues & ragtime?
This swing music characteristic rhymes with booty
What is Tutti?
This big band is currently playing
What is the Benny Goodman Orchestra?
Two prominent African-American big band leaders
Count Basie & Duke Ellington