Jazz Legends
Jazz Basics
Jazz Around the World
In the Movies
Jazz Fun & Trivia
100
This trumpeter is known as 'Satchmo' and popularized jazz worldwide.
Louis Armstrong
100
This musical style is characterized by improvisation and swing rhythms.
Jazz
100
This U.S. city is considered the birthplace of jazz.
New Orleans
100
This 2016 film features a jazz pianist and an aspiring actress in Los Angeles.
La La Land
100
This dance style evolved alongside jazz music in the early 20th century.
Swing dance
200
This bandleader was known as the 'Duke of Jazz'.
Duke Ellington
200
This instrument often leads jazz combos with improvisation.
Saxophone
200
International Jazz Day is celebrated annually on this date.
April 30
200
This film starring Miles Teller focuses on an intense jazz drummer.
Whiplash
200
This famous Harlem neighborhood was central to jazz culture.
Harlem
300
This female jazz singer recorded 'Strange Fruit'.
Billie Holiday
300
This term refers to spontaneous musical creation.
Improvisation
300
This organization established International Jazz Day.
UNESCO
300
This Pixar film features a jazz musician named Joe Gardner.
Soul
300
This Prohibition-era venue often featured jazz bands.
Speakeasy
400
This saxophonist was nicknamed 'Bird'.
Charlie Parker
400
This rhythmic feel emphasizes off-beats.
Syncopation
400
This jazz festival city in Switzerland is famous worldwide.
Montreux
400
In this Woody Allen film, Sean Penn plays a jazz guitarist.
Sweet and Lowdown
400
This instrument, also called a double bass, anchors jazz rhythm sections.
Bass
500
This pianist led a famous trio and recorded 'Take Five'.
Dave Brubeck
500
This 12-bar structure is fundamental to many jazz songs.
Blues
500
This African country has a rich jazz heritage with artists like Hugh Masekela.
South Africa
500
This Clint Eastwood-directed film is a biopic of Charlie Parker.
Bird
500
This legendary venue in New York City is known as 'The Village ____'.
Vanguard
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