Alternate Song Titles
Merry Christmas
Feliz Navidad
This tenor sax player was behind the creation of the album "A Love Supreme"
John Coltrane
What is the name of the most common scale that we use in jazz improv?
The Blues Scale
Name this tune (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s4rXEKtC8iY)
Mercy, Mercy, Mercy (Cannonball Adderley)
What is the name of the venue that we play our combo concert in?
The Bear Minimum Jazz Club
Standing on the Boulevard of Forest-Shaded Marine Life
On Green Dolphin Street
This saxophone player wrote tunes such as "Yardbird Suite" and even adopted the nickname "Bird"
Charlie Parker
Name the main difference between a major and minor chord.
The third scale degree is lowered by a half step.
Name this tune (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EUxv3AAaK_Y&list=PLh_y7oN4XKqLSjCptKcJMjzA6hi6cqA9b&index=4)
Blue Bossa (Joe Henderson)
How many performances did Studio Band have this year?
5 (combo concerts, winter concert, NDSU jazz fest, Lewis and Clark, spring concert)
Plug n' Play
This trumpet player wrote and recorded the best-selling jazz album of all time
Miles Davis
What note does the "7" represent in a Bb7 chord?
Ab
Name this tune (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8B1oIXGX0Io&list=PLh_y7oN4XKqJSOPrieS99QniUZBQD3BLx&index=3)
Cantaloupe Island (Herbie Hancock)
Louis Armstrong Award
John Syverson Legacy Award
Woody Herman Award
The walkway that I didn't choose to embark upon, leaving behind another road of oppourtunities and adventures.
The Path Left Behind
This drummer founded a group titled "____ and the Jazz Messengers"
Art Blakey
Spell out a full C 9 chord:
C E G Bb D
Name this Tune (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Diregu6eFzk&list=PLh_y7oN4XKqKgHKYUw4YQoHCF4Fo7wOQR&index=2)
Armando's Rhumba (Chick Corea)
Who was the jazz band director for two years directly following Mr. Syverson's retirement in 2015?
Mr. Schuster
Everyone hates me and they are very critical of my ideas.
Backlash
This was the piano player who infamously took the second solo on the original record of the tune "Giant Steps"
Tommy Flanagan
Give me the exact chords for this progress in the key of F Major (bonus 50 points for including major and minor qualities):
ii7 V9 I7
G minor 7 - C Major 9 - F Major 7
Name this tune (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bUGQQAFyHWI&list=PLh_y7oN4XKqJSOPrieS99QniUZBQD3BLx)
Contemplation (McCoy Turner)
What single year were Mr. Johnson and Mr. Byer both drummers at South High? (year-year)
2015-2016 school year