He is referenced as is American music’s Bach, Dante, and Shakespeare
Who is Louis Armstrong
Where Louis Armstrong traveled to
Chicago
The period where the sale of alcohol was illegal
What is the Prohibition
The day James Reese Europe died
When is May 9th, 1919
The first instrument Louis Armstrong bought
What is cornet
A privileged son of middle class parents, a debonair piano playing high school dropout
Who is Edward Kennedy Ellington
Where Edward Kennedy Ellington is from
Where is Washington DC
These replaced Bars and jazz was primarily played here
What are speakeasies
The year the first jazz record reached the public
When is 1917
The instrument Edward Ellington played
What is Piano
Louis Armstrong’s idol
Who is King Oliver
One of the toughest clubs in Storyville
Where is Pete Lala’s
He brought Louis Armstrong out of New Orleans
Who is King Oliver
The actual birthday of Louis Armstrong
When is August 4, 1901
The instrument Joe Oliver played when he began his career
What is trombone
He composed ragtime and wrote the tune that would define the Jazz age
Who is Langston Hughes
Louis Armstrong was arrested on this crossing for firing a revolver
Rampart and Pedito street
The beat King Oliver emphasized for his band
What is the Big Four
The day Edward Kennedy Ellington was born
When is April 29, 1899
The instrument Herbert Wright played, the man who killed James Reese Europe
What is drummer
Who’s wagon did Armstrong play a horn in while delivering coal to let their clients know they’re coming
Who is Karnofsky
Where Edward Kennedy Ellington secretly visited to learn music
Where is Frank Holiday’s pool room
After World War I hundreds of thousands of men and women board trains
What is the great migration
The year Paul Whiteman released his first big hit “whispering”
When is 1920
French and British band leaders were convinced that James Reese Europe's military band was using these types of instruments
What is “trick instruments”