ARTISTS
This jazz musician has a public school named after them in our nation's capitol.
Who is Duke Ellington
This jazz musician led the Jazz Festival in New Orleans.
Who is Trombone Shorty?
This artist made the songs "Take the A Train" and "A Tisket, A Tasket."
Who is Ella Fitzgerald
She is the Queen of Jazz.
Ella Fitzgerald.
This jazz musician was a trumpet player but was better known for his low and "gravely" voice which he used to sing songs like "What a Wonderful World".
Who is Louis Armstrong?
This singer recently won 2 Grammy awards last year. She comes from a very musical family in the Philadelphia area.
Who is Samara Joy
This jazz artist made the song "What a Wonderful World" famous.
Who is Louis Armstrong
Who is Duke Ellington.
This musician played the piano in several jazz bands. He was given a nickname as a child for the way he dressed - a name that stuck with him for his entire life. He later became a manager for other jazz groups, forming bands and finding them places to play.
Who is Edward "Duke" Ellington?
What other instruments might be used in today's jazz sound?
What are: flute, oboe, violin/fiddle, viola, electric guitar, xylophone, marimba, vibraphone, synthesizer, cello.
This term is used to describe two people playing or singing together.
What is a duet or duo?
Who made famous "Blue Skies shining on me, nothing but blue skies do I see?"
Who is Ella Fitzgerald
The First Lady of Song.
This musician was known for his talents beginning in the Pelican State, bordering the Gulf of Mexico known for its long storied history of jazz, seafood and beignets. This brass player is a leading jazz band director and continues to inspire the next generation of jazz musicians.
Who is Trombone Shorty
A jazz "collective" - based in multiple cities throughout the United States - performs in smaller settings - allowing the audience to have a more intimate musical experience. This group began in Ohio.
Who is Snarky Puppy
Together, a piano, string bass and drum set. A jazz _______.
What is a jazz trio
This song was rerecorded with Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett.
The King of Ragtime.
Who is Scott Joplin.
This talented bass player also sings - and is a talented jazz musician of today.
Who is Esperanza Spalding?
This type of jazz singing is known for its use of nonsense words and syllables.
What is scat singing?
Name two of the most famous ragtime tunes written by the master of rag who was born in Texarkana.
What are "Maple Leaf Rag" and "The Entertainer."
Trombone Shorty's real name.
Who is Troy Andrews.