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Virtuosos
100
Don't confuse me with an academy award, but I have won 8 grammys!
Who is Oscar Peterson
100
This famous trombone player (rightfully nicknamed) has a real name of Locksley Wellington
Who is Slide Hampton
100
I have my own grip, am still alive, and strive to make my instrument function more like a piano in the ensemble.
Who is Gary Burton
100
My soloing style is to interject small ideas to the music. I love to Swing hard and I am a bandleader of a World Famous Orchestra.
Who is Count Basie
100
This virtuostic trumpet player, who is still alive and only 51 is also well known for his classical trumpet playing.
Who is Wynton Marsalis
200
1 = 0.621371 ... This is America! I am known for my lyrical harmon mute playing.
Who is Miles Davis
200
I was the founder of modern jazz on the drumset. I was especially important in the bebop style - playing 4/4 on the ride cymbal and including rhythmic "thuds" on the bass drum to complement soloists.
Who is Max Roach
200
I am "The King of Swing" and I love to Sing Sing Sing
Who is Benny Goodman
200
Although my nickname is "Prez" I don't live at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. I did grow up in New Orleans but moved to Minnesota, Kansas City, many other places, and finally died in NYC. Some of my famous moments were with the Count Basie Orchestra, but I love to "Leap In" to other groups.
Who is Lester Young
200
My music was considered too difficult to play without my leadership. My Big Band, Orchestra, AND Dynasty still perform today. I am well known for my temper and was even known to distroy a $20,000 bass after audience heckling in a club.
Who is Charles Mingus
300
My name is not John and I did not sign the Declaration of Independence, but I did redefine the way a rhythm section plays with Miles Davis. By the way, I am only 72 and still gigging.
Who is Herbie Hancock
300
There are many reasons for my nickname "Bird", and only I know which one is true, but everyone knows that my saxophone playing includes fast tempos, virtuosic technique, and much improvisation.
Who is Charlie Parker
300
I sing contemporary music with very unique vocal techniques and many different styles. So, dont worry, be Happy!
Who is Bobby McFerrin
300
I play a pretty large sax and have a sweet, light, airy tone.
Who is Gerry Mulligan
300
Not Hootie and the Blowfish, even though I sometimes look like one, but am more often recognized for my unique looking 45 degree angled instrument... My real name is John Birks.
Who is Dizzy Gillespie
400
I didn't learn how to play in a labratory, and I am not a showtime TV drama - but I was one of the first influential players to adopt the bebop language.
Who is Dexter Gordon
400
My voice is like butter. I've been referred to as the "First Lady of Song" and "Queen of Jazz". My vocal range spands 3 octaves.
Who is Ella Fitzgerald
400
My famous tune "Take 5" is on the record "Time Out", but I don't want the group to stop!
Who is Dave Brubeck
400
I am well known for my lyrical whispy tone, and mellow timbre kind of like my odol, Lester Young. Others nicknamed me "The Sound"...That was the nickname I gotz.
Who is Stan Getz
400
I am a jazz great, performing in Chicago TOMORROW at the Symphony Center, have crazy hair, and am most likely best known for my composition, St. Thomas.
Who is Sonny Rollins
500
Cliffs of Moher, Normandy, Costa Blanca, oh yeah, and The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.
Who is Kevin Eubanks
500
I was an American Grammy award winning drummer who was famous for being the band leader and starting the "Jazz Messengers". I was definitely a "person skilled in creative activity"
Who is Art Blakey
500
I wrote over 1000 compositions, was a bandleader, and am considered Jazz Royalty (sometimes the King of Jazz). My real name is Edward Kennedy.
Who is Duke Ellington
500
Choo Choo! I was on the forefront of free jazz and am well known for my use of modal mixture.
Who is John Coltrane
500
I was one of the first of my kind. I lived in Kenosha, WI for the early part of my life. Mr. Dust has been HIGHLY influenced by my playing especially in his early years. Percussion isn't only drums!
Who is Lionel Hampton
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