Early Life
This state to which Charlie and his family moved after his birth
What is Missouri
About when did Charlie Parker begin his music career?
What is 15 to 17 years old (if they name the range or a year with that range that team gets a point)
Who helped Charlie Parker perfect his Saxophone playing
What is Buster Smith or Lester Young
What city was Bebop centered around?
What is New York City
The nickname he received from his band members
What is Yardbird
This instrument was his first
What is the baritone
The event that led to Charlie parker becoming a amazing saxophonist
what is the Reno club performance
What big Band and it's leader were a major influence on Charlie parker
What is Count Basie and his orchestra
What previous era of music came before the Bebop era?
What is the blues and swing era
The explanation for his nickname
What is eating a road kill chicken
The reason he went to clubs at a young age and saw many iconic jazz musicians
What is his mother worked late at those clubs
Name this song:
What is Yardbird Suite
His father was a _____
What is a pianist
The club where Charlie was booed off stage
What is Reno club
At this age range, Charlie Parker was speculated to have begun playing alto sax
What is age 15 to 17 (if they say a year with in that range team gets a point)
What is Charlie Parker's most popular song
What is “Nows the time”
He could hear this group play while he worked as a dishwasher at one of the many clubs in which he worked.
What is Art Tatum band
a virtuosic style of Jazz that requires tremendous technique and agility on the instrument and a deep understanding of Harmony.
What is Bebop
Charlie Parker died at what age
The trumpet player who worked with Charlie Parker and was his best friend during his late Career
What is Dizzy Gillespie
What instrument is Charlie playing in the picture http://www.blackpast.org/files/blackpast_images/Charlie_Parker.jpg
What is the saxophone
The saxophonist later influenced heavily by Charlie Parker
what is Ornette Coleman
outside of jazz and bebop, Charlie parker also wanted to establish himself as one of the first _____ kind of saxophonist
What is Classical Saxophonist