Jazz Musicians
Jazz Genres
Listening
Vocabulary
Random Knowledge
100

This musician only has one picture of him.

Who is Buddy Bolden?

100
This genre uses a "statement" and an "answer".

What is Call and Response?

100

What is Call & Response

What is Work Song

100
The "Birthplace" of Jazz.

What is New Orleans?

100

The first President of the United States.

George Washington

200

This musician is famous for playing Ragtime music. Primarily known for "The Entertainer".

Who is Scott Joplin

200

This genre was created in the Mississippi Delta.

What is Delta Blues?

200

The person who is in charge of a band or ensemble.

What is a Bandleader?

200

The largest organ of the body.

What is the Skin?

300

This musician goes by the nickname "Bird".

Who is Charlie Parker?

300

This genre caused the creation of many dances.

What is Swing?

300

A place where people would play music after working hours.

What is a Juke Joint?

300
A single strand of spaghetti.

What is a spaghetto?

400

This musician was arrested on New Years Eve for firing a pistol in the air at the age of 11.

Who is Louis Armstrong?

400

This genre popularized the technique called "stride piano".

What is Ragtime?

400

The Setup used for a typical big band.

What is "Big Band Setup"?

400

The first animal to be cloned.

What is a sheep?

500

This musician was known for being very flashy on stage, which contradicted the style of song they played.

Who is Charley Patton?
500

This genre was and is still used for movie scores.

What is Latin?

500

What is Latin?

BONUS 200: What is "Spain"?

500

The practice of displacing the beats or accents in music or a rhythm so that strong beats become weak and vice versa.

What is Syncopation?

500

The national animal of Scotland.

What is a unicorn?

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