Jazz Music and Artists

One of the activities that helped jazz flourish in New Orleans in the early 1900's was ______________.

Musical technique that involves temporarily accenting weak beats to create a variety of rhythms is called _________?

One of Scott Joplin's famous ragtime tunes is called ______________.

One of jazz's major attributes is its use of __________?

This subgenre of jazz is characterized by fast tempos, complex & fast chord progressions, and instrumental virtuosity.

Miles Davis piece So What heard today is an example of ______ jazz?

This subgenre of jazz is characterized by an experimental approach to improvisation and avoiding jazz conventions.

During the past two days we listened to several jazz artists. Which artist from below is still alive?

The subgenre of jazz characterized by calm subdued tempos & sounds and understated rhythms & percussion is __________?

Wynton Marsalis pictured here plays which instrument?

The female singer who you heard sing Someone to Watch Over Me yesterday was ___________________?

The creation of jazz can be attributed to __________?

The song by Duke Ellington you heard yesterday is called

This city is considered the birthplace of jazz.

Charlie Parker, the legendary saxophonist, passed away from pneumonia largely brought on by _______.