Jazz Styles
Early New Orleans jazz style that originated in New Orleans with solos and small groups.
What is Dixieland
This musician played Ragtime music
Who is Scott Joplin
This instrument was invented in 1936 to amplify the sound.
What is an Electric Guitar
A fast, complex jazz style with tricky melodies and solos.
What is Bebop
This musician was known for playing Cool Jazz and the trumpet.
Who is Miles Davis
This instrument was used by Ragtime music and one of the greats was Scott Joplin
What is the piano
Jazz that blends jazz with rock, funk, and electronic sounds.
What is Jazz Fusion
This musician played in the Big Band era on the piano at the cotton club
Who is Duke Ellington
This instrument was a brass instrument and used by many soloists with a mute to distort the sound.
What s a trumpet
Jazz Style that made people want to dance during the Big Band era.
What is Swing
This musician played during the Swing era and really loved the trumpet.
Who is Louis Armstrong
This instrument was a stringed instrument and stood over 6 ft tall, it was used in big bands of the Swing era
What is a Bass guitar
Early American music style, with a syncopation rhythm and played on the piano.
What is Ragtime
In the Jazz Fusion piece (Birdland) that we listened to focused on one musician with the initials HH
Who is Herbie Hancock
This instrument really has the blues sound and is a woodwind instrument. Charlie Parker played it.
What is the Alto Saxophone