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LOUIS ARMSTRONG
WHERE DID JAZZ START?
LOUISIANA/NEW ORLEANS
THE GREAT MIGRATION/BETTER OPPORTUNITIES IN THE NORTH
WHAT INSTRUMENT DID BENNY GOODMAN PLAY?
CLARINET
SOLITUDE, ALL OF ME, I'LL BE SEEING YOU, A FINE ROMANCE, AUTUMN IN NEW YORK, STRANGE FRUIT
BILLIE HOLIDAY
WHO IS THE MAN WHO "STARTED" JAZZ?
BUDDY BOLDEN
WHAT WAS THE NICKNAME FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD THAT LOUIS ARMSTRONG WAS FROM?
THE BATTLEFIELD
WHAT HAPPENED ON SWING'S "BIRTHDAY"?
BENNY GOODMAN PERFORMED IN CALIFORNIA, AND TOOK SWING TO COUNTRYWIDE FAME
WHAT INSTRUMENT DID CHARLES MINGUS PLAY?
UPRIGHT/ACOUSTIC BASS
IN A SENTIMENTAL MOOD, TAKE THE "A"TRAIN, SOLITUDE, HAUPE, MOOD INDIGO, BLACK BEAUTY
DUKE ELLINGTON
WHO IS THE WHITE MAN WHO MANAGED AND "DISCOVERED" LOTS OF ARTISTS LIKE BILLIE HOLIDAY AND BENNY GOODMAN?
JOHN HAMMOND
WHERE WAS SWING TRANSFORMED INTO "MODERN JAZZ", LATER TO BE TURNED INTO BEBOP?
KANSAS CITY
HOW DID HEROIN BECOME SO PROMINENT IN JAZZ CULTURE?
CHARLIE PARKER WAS ADDICTED TO IT SINCE HE WAS 15, AND EVERYONE WANTED TO BE LIKE HIM
WHAT INSTRUMENT DID COUNT BASIE PLAY?
PIANO
GIANT STEPS, A LOVE SUPREME, MY FAVORITE THINGS, BLUE TRAIN
JOHN COLTRANE
WHO WAS THE BAND LEADER WHO'S ARRANGMENTS WERE USED TO MAKE SWING MUSIC THE MOST POPULAR GENRE IN AMERICA?
FLETCHER HENDERSON
WHERE DID MILES DAVIS GO TO COLLEGE?
JULLIARD
WHAT KILLED SWING?
WORLD WAR II
WHO WAS FAMOUS FOR WEARING FLOWERS IN THEIR HAIR?
BILLIE HOLIDAY
OPPOSITE PEOPLE, COFFIN FOR THE HEAD OF STATE, ZOMBIE, IT'S HIGHLIFE TIME
FELA KUTI
WHO SAID THAT JAZZ IS INCOMPLETE WITHOUT THE "SPANISH TINGE", WHICH REFERS TO A LATIN RHYTHM CALLED THE TRESILLO?
JELLY ROLL MORTON
WHAT WAS THE FIRST INTEGRATED DANCE HALL IN NEW YORK, (AND THE WHOLE WORLD)?
WHAT WAS THE BIGGEST THING THAT CAUSED THE DECLINE OF THE BRONX?
WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE TWO METAL DRUMS ON A STAND THAT COME FROM SOUTH AMERICA?
TIMBALES
TEA FOR TWO, THREE LITTLE WORDS, TIGER RAG, YESTERDAYS
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