Jazz Artists
He was a famous be-bop saxophone player who was born in Kansas City, Kansas
Who is Charlie Parker?
This instrument is most famous for its use in the Zelda franchise of video games, uses air pushed into the body and fingers covering holes drilled into it.
What is the ocarina?
This instrument is a member of the woodwind family, although not constructed using any wood, that is most commonly associated with jazz music. It is also sometimes referred to as God's instrument.
What is the saxophone?
This is the name for the jazz district that we go to every year to play in a festival.
What is 18th and Vine?
Most famous for his use of silence in his solos, this trumpet player was responsible for the invention of "cool jazz"
This instrument is used in the theme for Star Trek, it was also present in the Apple TV+ series Severance, and the Beach Boys song Good Vibrations.
What is the theremin?
This instrument does not use any "keys" or "buttons" to change notes. It only happens through use of your buzz and a slide.
What is the trombone?
This is the name of the historical auditorium you have all played in near downtown KC.
This piano player has a number of songs written that were named after some type of fruit.
Who is Herbie Hancock?
This instrument has between 18-21 strings and is most often used in Indian music. It was used in a few Beatles songs as well as the Rolling Stones and Ravi Shankar.
What is the sitar?
This instrument, sometimes referred to as a bugle or cornet, plays some of the highest notes heard during most jazz tunes.
What is the trumpet?
This is the building we visited last year, that contains things such as Charlie Parker's saxophone, neon signs from the 20s, and exhibits on the history of jazz in Kansas City.
What is the American Jazz Museum?
This piano player and band leader is arguably the most famous jazz artist in the eyes of the general public.
Who is Count Basie?
This instrument is most closely associate with the country of Scotland and is heard in different ceremonies such as graduation, funerals, and sometimes weddings.
What is the bagpipes?
Playing this instrument is sometimes referred to as "tickling the ivories"
What is the piano?
This style of jazz was credited to being started in KC, with the likes of artists such as Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, and Bennie Moten.
What is be-bop?
This trombonist you have seen playing a crazy solo on a soprano (tiny) trombone.
Who is Wycliffe Gordon?
This instrument looks like a piano, but the strings are plucked by small fingers attached to the levers inside. It was most commonly used in the baroque and classical eras of music.
What is the harpsichord?
This instrument family is mainly used in latin jazz due to the wide variety of instruments available to create many different sounds and effects.
What is the percussion family?
This political boss helped jazz flourish in KC by allowing alcohol consumption during prohibition at night clubs and speakeasy's all over town that brought many famous musicians to the midwest.
Who is Tom Pendergast?