Styles/Clothes
Songs
Instruments
Terms- Multiple Choice
Misc.
100

Who was wearing a bow tie in his clip and was singing "When The Saints Go Marching In?"

Louis Armstrong

100

Who wrote the song "It Don't mean a thing (If it ain't got that swing)" ?

Duke Ellington

100

What instrument did Miles Davis play?

Trumpet

100

What is it called when music is made up while playing the song? 

Improvisation

Gig

Chops

Trumpeting

Toodaloo

Improvisation

100

In what country was jazz invented?

USA

200

What singer often wore Gardenias in their hair?

Billie Holiday

200

MLC Kindergarteners often sing and sign what Louis Armstrong song at Solstice?

What a Wonderful World

200

What instrument did Count Basie  and Oscar Peterson play?

Piano

200

What jazz term was used to describe a paying music job?

Gig

Crib

Lid

Chops

Axe

A gig

200

In what city did jazz first become popular?

New York

Chicago

Miami

New Orleans

Seattle

New Orleans

300

What singer/pianist was described as a pop icon and was wearing a blue suit in all the clips?

Nat King Cole

300

Who's Alto Sax playing is found both on the albums/songs "Kind of Blue" and "Blue Trane"?

John Coltrane

300

What instrument did Billie Holiday use? 

Her voice

300

What animal name did Jazz musicians use to address each other? 

Bird dog

Elephant

Cat

Lion

Giraffe

Cat

300

During what decade did Jazz first become popular? 

1920s

400

Which piano player frequently wore unique hats?

Thelonius Monk

400

Who played with Chaka Khan in the song Human Nature ? (exemplifying Jazz Fusion)

Miles Davis

400

Which artist was shown playing a keytar?

Herbie Hancock

400

Which of the following was a jazz dance?

The Trot

The Shimmy

The Charleston

All of the above

All of the above

400

What is the name for Jazz songs that many different artists have recorded?

Standards

500

What stand up bass player sported a goatie?

Charles Mingus

500

What Jazz singer (not shown in this video) is famous for her scatting? 

Ella Fitzgerald

500

What trumpet player is instantly recognizable when playing because of his puffy cheeks?

Dizzy Gillespie

500

What were the illegal clubs called that sold alcohol and played Jazz during Prohibition? 

Taverns

Coffee houses

Moonshiners

Speakeasies

Bootleggers

Speakeasies

500

What style of Jazz was Charlie Parker a developer of? 

BeBop