Jazz Legends
This jazz pianist and composer was known for his unique playing style and hits like "Round Midnight."
What is Thelonious Monk?
This style of jazz combines elements of both jazz and classical music.
What is Third Stream?
Known as the "Jazz Capital of the World" in the 1940s and '50s, this New York neighborhood became a hub for musicians and jazz innovation.
What is Harlem?
This jazz classic by Dave Brubeck is famous for its unusual 5/4 time signature.
What is "Take Five"?
An instrument known as the “backbone” of a Jazz rhythm section.
What is a Bass?
This woman is known as "The First Lady of Song"
What is Ella Fitzgerald?
This style, known for its rhythmic bounce, is associated with the 1930s.
What is Swing?
The birthplace of jazz, known for its vibrant music scene.
What is New Orleans?
Miles Davis' iconic album and song about a color.
What is Kind of Blue?
Louis Armstrong’s main instrument.
What is a Trumpet?
This legendary trumpeter and composer was known as "Satchmo."
What is Louis Armstrong?
A fast, energetic style of jazz that emerged in the 1940s, driven by complex rhythms and improvisation.
What is Bebop?
This cultural movement of the 1920s, centered in Harlem, celebrated Black artistic expression, including jazz.
What is the Harlem Renaissance?
Louis Armstrong's famous song about a “wonderful” place.
What is "What is a wonderful World"?
This instrument is played by pressing keys and produces a wide range of notes, commonly used in jazz bands.
What is a piano ?
The "King of Jazz," who helped popularize the genre in the 1920s
What is Paul Whiteman?
A smooth, laid-back style of jazz developed in the late 1940s and '50s.
What is Cool Jazz?
This popular jazz club in Harlem was known as a hotspot for swing music and hosted famous musicians like Duke Ellington and Count Basie.
What is Cotton Club?
This jazz standard, written by Duke Ellington, is also known as "Take the 'A' ____."
What is Train?
This woodwind instrument, typically made of brass, is central to jazz and is played with a single reed.
What is Saxophone?
This master clarinetist was equally talented in both Jazz and Classical music.
What is Benny Goodman ?
A jazz subgenre that blends African rhythms with jazz harmonies, pioneered by artists like Art Blakey.
What is Hard Bop?
This influential New York City theater helped launch the careers of many Black musicians and was famous for its “Amateur Night.”
What is Apollo?
This Duke Ellington song includes the famous line “It don’t mean a thing, if it ain’t got that swing."
What is "It Don’t Mean a Thing?"
This brass instrument has valves and is known for its smooth, mellow sound in jazz.
What is Trombone?