This city is known as the birthplace of Jazz
New Orleans
a style of jazz that combined traditional jazz concepts with elements of rock, R&B, funk, or another genre of music
Jazz Fusion
This Jazz Artist was one of the first to experiment with Jazz Fusion
Miles Davis
In which type of improvisation does a singer improvise melodies using nonsense syllables?
Scat Singing
What was the name of the hub of the music publishing industry that was named for the constant sound of many compositions being hammered out on pianos all at the same time?
Tin Pan Alley
Which type of music, used by enslaved Africans, evolved into the blues and jazz?
Work Songs
Which 3 instruments make up the members of a jazz rhythm section?
Bass, Drums, and Piano
This musician was one of the most significant players and well-known composers of Ragtime
Scott Joplin
Singers and instruments would use this to dip or bend pitch by a quarter or half step and swoop up to higher pitches to mimic the sorrowful lyrics of the Blues
Blue notes
Where was the location of the hub of the music publishing industry at the turn of the twentieth century?
New York City
Which style of jazz, usually written for piano, combines European musical forms with African syncopated rhythms?
Ragtime
a style of jazz in which performers diverge from traditional rules and each performer contributes his or her own feelings for the music in the moment
Free Jazz
This musician was important in the development of Bebop and didn't get his name from spinning around too fast but from his crazy trumpet playing.
Dizzy Gillespie
Which artistic form combines music, lyrics, spoken dialogue, and dance to entertain and inform the audience?
Musicals
Which term names the music that is written specifically for a film?
Film Score
Call and response
Which style of jazz was the last to develop?
Contemporary or "Smooth" Jazz
She is considered one of the greatest scat singers in all of jazz
Ella Fitzgerald
This female singer has been studied by many horn soloists for her unmatched phrasing and tone and was a strong advocate against the horrible mistreatment of African Americans in the South
Billie Holiday
Which element is part of most American musical theater or Broadway productions that separates it from Opera?
dialogue and spoken word without music
Name 3 jazz styles that emerged BEFORE the 1900s
Blues, Ragtime, Dixieland
an energetic and emotional style of jazz that developed in response to cool jazz, featuring fast tempos, loud dynamics, and blues and gospel influences
Hard bop
This percussionist and his band were influential in the popularity of Latin Jazz, especially the Bossa Nova.
Tito Puente
This musician excelled as both a trumpeter and an influential jazz vocalist, and is given credit for being the first to demonstrate scat singing.
Louis Armstrong
What is the purpose of ASCAP, BMI, and SESAC?
Protect the rights of composers and songwriters