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100

Where did Dixieland music get it's start?

New Orleans

100

Who created the standard Dixieland instrumentation?

Charles "Buddy" Bolden

100

What instrument did Louis Armstrong play?

Trumpet

100

What event did Dixieland music originate from?

Funerals

200

As jazz music moved up the Mississippi River, what were the first two cities that musicians stopped at?

St. Louis and Kansas City

200

Who was the most famous Chicago jazz soloist? 

Louis Armstrong

200

What instruments were in the Dixieland front line?

Clarinet, Trumpet, and Trombone

200

What is Tailgating? 

When the trombone plays the main note of the chord while the trumpet and clarinet play improvised melodies. 

300

What was the center for jazz after New Orleans?

Chicago

300

Who wrote Rhapsody in Blue?

George Gershwin

300

What was in the rhythm section of Dixieland music?

Piano, drums, banjo, bass

300

Why was New York the new center for Jazz in the swing era? 

Publishers, recording studios, and audiences.

400

What was the center for jazz after Chicago?

New York

400

Along with George Gershwin, who else was well known for putting jazz music into American theater?

Cole Porter

400

What instrument was no longer included in the rhythm section by the swing era? What instrument replaced it?

Banjo


Guitar

400

What were the two different directions that jazz evolved during the swing era?

Soloists vs full band music
500

What place in New Orleans was the reason that jazz began moving up the Mississippi?

Storyville

500

Who commissioned Rhapsody in Blue?

Paul Whiteman

500

In the swing era, What instruments were now included in the "front line?" Bonus 100 if you can tell how many of each.

2 Alto saxophones

2 tenor saxophones

1 bari saxophone

3-4 trumpets

3-4 tombones

500

What was the focus of chicago jazz vs dixieland jazz?

Group soloing vs individual solos