Types of Jazz
This was a type of music that developed as Congo Square dances moved to the piano. Scott Joplin was a leading composer of this music.
Ragtime
New Orleans style jazz typically included banjo and tuba, later replaced by ____________ and _________.
Guitar and Bass
Jazz music has roots from where? Name both
West African and Caribbean
Nicknamed “Satchmo”, this person was an American trumpeter, composer, vocalist, and actor.
Louis Armstrong
Jazz was born and developed out of the idea of ________________________, which means to make it up.
Improvisation
____, or Big Band (1930-1945), included large ensembles, less improvisation and more written arrangements. It has a smoother swing feel.
Swing, or Swing Band
New Orleans style jazz also added this wind instrument and this section:
Saxophone and Drum section
Jazz was developed in this city, in a place called Congo Square
New Orleans
Who was the leading composer in ragtime music?
Scott Joplin
A popular aspect of jazz music is ___________ , where one player plays something, and another plays something similar back.
Call and Response
____________ has small ensembles (trio, quartet, quintet) and focuses on improvisation rather than complex arrangements. It is typically faster tempos than swing.
Bebop
What instrument was primarily used in Ragtime?
The Piano
At first, a band would have a snare drum player, a bass drum player, and a cymbal player. They later combined them and arranged them into one "drum set", which could be played by one person. Why?
To save money -- paying one person rather than three
Name another type or style of jazz we have talked about
Blues, Hard Bop, Fusion, Jazz Rock (Bebop, Swing/Big Band, Ragtime)
Name the specific place that Jazz was developed. This is a location in New Orleans where slaves would often have time together during church hours.
Congo Square
Name another Jazz artist we talked about
(NOT Armstrong or Joplin)
Buddy Bolden, King Oliver, Jelly Roll Morton, Nick LaRocca, Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Ella Fitzgerald, Art Tatum, Charlie "Bird" Parker, Dizzy Gillepsie, Miles Davis, John Coltrane...
Many many more. Accept others at own discretion
Describe at least on aspect of Bebop music.
-Small ensembles (3-5)
-focus on improvisation
-Faster tempos than swing