Styles/Clothes
Who was wearing a bow tie in his clip and was singing "When The Saints Go Marching In?"
Louis Armstrong
Who wrote the song "It Don't mean a thing (If it ain't got that swing)" ?
Duke Ellington
What instrument did Miles Davis play?
Trumpet
What is it called when music is made up while playing the song?
Improvisation
Gig
Chops
Trumpeting
Toodaloo
Improvisation
In what country was jazz invented?
USA
What singer often wore Gardenias in their hair?
Billie Holiday
MLC Kindergarteners often sing and sign what Louis Armstrong song at Solstice?
What a Wonderful World
What instrument did Count Basie and Oscar Peterson play?
Piano
What jazz term was used to describe a paying music job?
Gig
Crib
Lid
Chops
Axe
A gig
In what city did jazz first become popular?
New York
Chicago
Miami
New Orleans
Seattle
New Orleans
What singer/pianist was described as a pop icon and was wearing a blue suit in all the clips?
Nat King Cole
Who's Alto Sax playing is found both on the albums/songs "Kind of Blue" and "Blue Trane"?
John Coltrane
What instrument did Billie Holiday use?
Her voice
What animal name did Jazz musicians use to address each other?
Bird dog
Elephant
Cat
Lion
Giraffe
Cat
During what decade did Jazz first become popular?
1920s
Which piano player frequently wore unique hats?
Thelonius Monk
Who played with Chaka Khan in the song Human Nature ? (exemplifying Jazz Fusion)
Miles Davis
Which artist was shown playing a keytar?
Herbie Hancock
Which of the following was a jazz dance?
The Trot
The Shimmy
The Charleston
All of the above
All of the above
What is the name for Jazz songs that many different artists have recorded?
Standards
What stand up bass player sported a goatie?
Charles Mingus
What Jazz singer (not shown in this video) is famous for her scatting?
Ella Fitzgerald
What trumpet player is instantly recognizable when playing because of his puffy cheeks?
Dizzy Gillespie
What were the illegal clubs called that sold alcohol and played Jazz during Prohibition?
Taverns
Coffee houses
Moonshiners
Speakeasies
Bootleggers
Speakeasies
What style of Jazz was Charlie Parker a developer of?
BeBop