Roots of Jazz
This era of Vaudeville featured performances in theaters which also showcased photoplays.
What is mid-era Vaudeville?
This early jazz musician passed a historic opportunity to be the first to record jazz.
Who was Freddie Keppard?
The passing of this amendment to the United States Constitution enacted Prohibition in 1919.
What was the 18th amendment?
This large movement of African American citizens brought jazz to northern cities such as St. Louis, Chicago, and New York.
What was The Great Migration?
This was the name of the first song performed in outer space. A) Happy Birthday B) Row Your Boat C) ABC Song
What is Happy Birthday?
This Vaudeville blues singer was responsible for creating the "reckless blues" sound with famous trumpeter Louis Armstrong.
Who was Bessie Smith or the "Empress of Blues"?
A popular style of early jazz instrument playing which restricted the performer to the rear of a traveling wagon.
What is tailgate trombone?
While owned by the mob, this speakeasy featured the top jazz talent of the 1920s.
What was the Cotton Club?
This was the first recording device to feature sound waves marked onto a rotating wax cylinder.
What was the Phonograph?
In what century did the first music streaming service begin?
A) 19th B) 20th C) 21st
What is the 19th? The first streaming service was in 1897. It was called the Telharmonium.
The "Maple Leaf Rag" and the "Entertainer" are a few of this composer's musical lineage.
Who was Scott Joplin?
The passing of this law in 1877 brought together freed slaves and creoles of color resulting in the birth of jazz music.
What is the Jim Crow Law?
Before demanding full abstinence, this female advocacy group originally called for drinking in moderation.
What was the Temperance Movement?
This early jazz musician in New York wanted to legitimize jazz to the rest of the world. Coined the term "symphonic jazz."
Who was Paul Whiteman?
What insects have been shown to like music?
A) Spiders B) Termites C) Beetles
What are Termites? Australian scientists have shown termites eat wood twice as fast when listening to heavy metal music.
This famous African American "mime" introduced new subject matter and content into Vaudeville performances.
Who was Bert Williams?
Regarded as the first local jazz celebrity in New Orleans, this musician helped to expose early jazz to a wider audience.
Who was Charles "Buddy" Bolden?
This famous criminal ran a network of illegal speakeasies in New York and in Chicago.
Who was Al Capone?
A famous poet during the Harlem Renaissance who's writings demonstrated a "musical" connection to early form in jazz music.
Who was Langston Hughes?
This is the total number of songs featured on Apple Music as of 2024.
A) 100 million B) 200 million C) 300 million
What is 100 million?
A rhythmically loose vocal song sung by southern plantation slaves regarding personal hardship.
What was a field holler?
This record company was the first to "release" a jazz record in 1917.
Who is RCA records?
The law of Prohibition established these three statutes.
What is the prohibiting of alcohol manufacturing, selling, and transportation?
This famous jazz pianist premiered at the Cotton Club in 1927 and went on to receive international fame.
Who was Duke Ellington?
Your professor's favorite jazz pianist.
A) Art Tatum B) Duke Ellington C) Oscar Peterson
Who is Oscar Peterson?