AND ALL THAT JAZZ
Which time period is known as The Jazz Age in which Jazz dance and music quickly gained popularity in the United States?
A. 1900’s
B. 1920’s
C. 1940’s
B.1920’s
Which of the following is an important part of Jazz?
A. Slow tempo
B. Improvisation
C. High Notes
B. Improvisation
What kind of flower did Billie Holiday wear on stage?
A. Rose
B. Chrysanthemum
C. Hydrangea
D. Gardenia
D. Gardenia
Which of the following people is a great Jazz singer and trumpeter?
A. Bob Marley
B. Elton John
C. Louis Armstrong
C. Louis Armstrong
And forevermore (and forevermore)
That's how you'll stay (that's how you'll stay)
That's why darling, it's incredible That someone so ___________
Thinks that I am ____________ too
Unforgettable
When do people celebrate “International Jazz Day” each year?
A. February 28
B. April 30
C. August 30
B. April 30
What dance craze was inspired by Jazz pianist Spencer Williams?
A. Shimmy
B. Lindy hop
C. Electric Slide
D. The Charleston
A. Shimmy
Which U.S. writer is credited with popular rising and epitomising the Jazz Age with his well-known novel "The Great Gatsby"?
a) Ernest Hemingway
b) Mark Twain
c) F. Scott Fitzgerald
c) F. Scott Fitzgerald
This Jazz accomplished pianist, composer, and orchestra leader, "Take the A train" was the signature tune of his Jazz orchestra. Name this music legend.
a) Billy Strayhorn
b) Duke Ellington
c) Count Bassie
d) Louis Armstrong
b) Duke Ellington
Well, _____________, all you got to do is sing
It makes no difference if it's sweet or hot
Just give that rhythm everything you got
It Don't Mean a Thing
Jazz developed from roots in ____________.
A. Ragtime
B. Blues
C. Brass band marches
D. All of the above
D. All of the above
Which of the following are two different forms of Jazz music?
A. Gospel and blues
B. Swing and boogie-woogie
C. Romantic and Baroque
B. Swing and Boogie-woogie
Which flubbed recording won Ella Fitzgerald a Grammy award?
A. Airmail special
B. Cheek to Cheek
C. Mack the Knife
D. Easy living
C. Mack the Knife
Born Kenneth Gorelick in 1956, this best-selling artist learned to play the saxophone at age 10 and has never looked back. He released many solo albums and over the years has worked with a long list of successful artists. He is known professionally by what name?
Kenny G
The evening breeze caressed the trees, ________
The trembling trees embraced the breeze, ________
Then you and I came wandering by
And lost in a sigh were we
Tenderly
What country did Jazz originate before coming to America?
a) New Orleans
b) South America
c) West Africa
c) West Africa
What are syncopations, a typical feature of Jazz?
a) Off-beat music
b) a brass instrument
c) a slow mournful song
a) Off-beat music
Which genre is played by big bands and was the most popular dance music in the 30s and 40s?
Swing
This beautiful and talented singer and actress is probably best known for her version of "Stormy Weather". Her career in music, movies and television has continued over fifty years, culminating with an enormously successful one woman show on Broadway. Who is this legend?
a) Lena Horne
b) Josephine Baker
c) Alberta Hunter
c) Ethel Waters
a) Lena Horne
I see them bloom
For me and you
And I think to myself
_________________
What a Wonderful World
Which laws facilitated the development of Jazz music by driving classically trained black performers to play in clubs where they applied European musical techniques to blue music?
A) Nuremburg laws
b) Miscegenation laws
c) Jim Crow laws
c) Jim Crow laws
Name 3 common jazz instruments
Trumpet, saxophone, bass, piano, etc.
Who said the National Anthem was "My Way"?
Frank Sinatra
Who was nicknamed the "First Lady of Song," played in the swing genre, and was the first women to lead an all male jazz band?
a) Abbey Lincoln
b) Ella Fitzgerald
c) Etta James
d) Dee Dee Bridgewater
b) Ella Fitzgerald
_________
My love has come along
My lonely days are over
And life is like a song
At Last