Jazz Styles
Type of jazz characterized by uneven eighth notes
What is swing?
Modern jazz artist known for his use of the soprano trombone in live performances
Who is Wycliffe Gordon?
This smooth jazz artist has the best selling Christmas album of all time
Who is Kenny G?
This trumpeter was known as "Satchmo"
Who is Louis Armstrong?
The articulation is verbalized as "DIT"
What is staccato?
Jazz precursor style popularized by artists like Scott Joplin
What is ragtime?
Quintet/artist known for their smash hit "Take Five"
Who is the Dave Brubeck Quintet/Paul Desmond?
This world famous jazz trumpeter was also known as a spokesperson for laxatives
Who is Louis Armstrong?
Last name of the trumpeter known as "Dizzy"
What is Gillespie?
This articulation is verbalized as "DU" or "DOO"
What is tenuto/legato?
Type of jazz that combines elements of jazz and rock into a new style?
What is jazz fusion?
Famous jazz family from New Orleans featuring artists such as Ellis, Wynton, Branford, and Delfeayo
Who is the Marsalis family?
This artist once lost all of his money to a certain bad habit and has to replace his normal instrument with a plastic version
Who is Charlie Parker?
Last name of jazz pianist and band leader known as "The Count"
What is Basie?
This articulation is verbalized as "DAHT"
What is marcato/rooftop accent?
Type of jazz created by the combination of elements from African music and Cuban music
What is Afro-Cuban Jazz?
Jazz artist known for his fiery tempo, high level bass playing, and compositions such as "Moanin'" and "Haitian Fight Song"
This best selling jazz artist was one of the first to adopt hip hop into one of his albums at the end of his career
Who is Miles Davis?
Shared nickname of jazz artists with last names Waller and Navarro
What is "Fats"?
That articulation is verbalized as "DAH"
What is accent?
Type of jazz popularized by artists like Paul Desmond, Dave Brubeck, and Chet Baker in the 1950s, sometimes referred to as "West Coast Jazz"
What is cool jazz?
Recently deceased jazz artist known for hit albums such as "The Phat Pack" and "Swingin' for the Fences"
Who is Gordon Goodwin?
This jazz artist wrote a manual on how to toilet train a cat
Who is Charles Mingus?
Claimed to be the inventor of jazz and was nicknamed after a pastry
Who is "Jelly Roll" Morton
This articulation style is characterized by upbeats being slurred into downbeats
What is alternate tonguing/back tonguing?