New Orleans Jazz
Big Band
Jazz Canon
Jazz History
Jazz Subgenres
100

Emphasis on beat four in New Orleans music is known as this

The Big Four

100

How many trombones are in a typical big band?

4

100

Famous female jazz singer, sometimes known as the Queen of Jazz

ella fitzgerald

100

Jazz originated in this city

New Orleans

100

Has origins in the deep south with work songs and songs of worship. Jazz came out of this genre.

Blues

200

Instead of a guitar this string instrument can be used in New Orleans jazz music

A Banjo

200

How many trumpets are in a typical big band?

4

200

Virtuosic alto saxophonist in the bebop era, his nickname was "bird"

Charlie Parker

200

Roughly how old is early jazz/ blues? 

130 years

200

This genre features a front line and a rhythm section, emphasis on the "Big Four" is in this music

New Orleans/ Dixieland

300

What state is New Orleans located?

Louisiana

300

How many saxophones are in a typical big band?

5

300

Trumpet player who adapted to many genres throughout the years

Miles Davis

300

Jazz musicians wrote these during recording strikes in the 1940s where musicians would take chords from a song and write their own melody

Contrafacts

300

This type of jazz (which was popular in the 1930s) was dance music played by big bands.

Swing 

400

We feel New Orleans jazz and swing music on these beats

2 and 4

400

How many total members are in a typical big band?

17

400

Famous big band leader, pianist, composer, and arranger

Duke Ellington

400

There are 40+ subgenres of jazz. Name three

Afro-Cuban, Avant-garde, Bebop, Blues, Chamber, Cool, Dixieland, East Coast, Electro Swing, Funk, Free, Gypsy, Hard bop, Fusion, Kansas City, Latin, Modal, Smooth, Stride, Swing, West Coast (+)

400

This type of jazz, played during the 1940's, features fast tempos and virtuosic solos. Charlie Parker is one of the most famous musicians of this genre.

Bebop

500

This part of a New Orleans jazz band typically has a clarinet, trumpet, and a trombone

Front Line

500

Big Bands were most popular in this era

Swing Era

500

Bebop era jazz pianist and composer known for an unorthodox playing style

Thelonious Monk

500

Dance Bands that would travel to different cities within a certain mile radius. 

Territory Bands

500

This Genre of jazz was more relaxed and contrasted bebop, Paul Desmond and Dave Brubeck were famous musicians in this genre

Cool Jazz

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