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Jazz: The Father of Modern Music
Jazz: The Father of Modern Music
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This singer, actor, and producer was one of the best selling music artists of all time.
Tony Orlando
Tony Bennett
Bobby Darin
Frank Sinatra
2
This saxophonist was famous for his hard bod idioms and helped pioner the use of modes in Jazz.
Lester Young
John Coltrane
Cannonball Adderley
Charlie Parker
3
This Jazz legend was named Edward Kennedy Ellington, but was better known as?
Prince Ellington
Duke Ellington
Big Papa Ellington
Queen Ellington
4
What was the original style of Jazz music?
Flow
Baroque
Hustle
Ragtime
5
This Jazz pianist was the first African American to host a national television show.
Nat King Cole
John Legend
Stevie Wonder
Ray Charles
6
This man is considered the most complex trumpet player to ever live?
Dizzy Gillespie
Miles Davis
Kat Stevens
Tom Brady
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Jazz is a direct descendant of this type of music.
South African Traditional Music
West African Drum Music
East Afro-Asian Fusion
North African waltz
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This Jazz drummer was the worlds greatest drummer until his death on April 2,1987.
Shannon Leto
Harry James
Buddy Rich
Travis Barker
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This female Jazz singer was considered the mother of pop music and nicknamed "Lady Day."
Aretha Franklin
Sarah Vaughan
Billie Holiday
Carmen McRae
10
Jazz was originally played in what area of New Orleans?
The Slums
The Red Light District
The Suburbs
The Metropolitan District
11
What dance became popular in the late 1800's with the emergence of ragtime?
Two Step
Jitter Bug
One Step
Twist
12
This Famous trumpeter, composer and occasional cator was nicknamed Satchmo or Pops.
Neil Armstrong
Strech Armstrong
Louis Armstrong
Lance Armstrong
13
What is the name of the NBA team originally located in New Orleans?
The Jazz
The Pelicans
The Heat
The Saints
14
This common Jazz instrument has the highest register in the brass family.
Trumpet
Saxophone
Tuba
French horn
15
What club is famous for being the original home of Jazz?
Uncle Ben's Cabin
The Kansas City Roadhouse
The Marquis
The Cotton Club
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What city is credited as being the birth place of Jazz?
New Orleans, Lo
Chicago,Il
New York, New York
Butte, Mo
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The average big band in the Swing era had how many members?
30
15
12
6
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Who invented Jazz?
Louis Armstrong
Buddy Bolden
Jack Johnson
Eddie Murphy
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This Jazz singer was referred to as the First Lady of Song and the Queen of Jazz.
Christina Aguilera
Ella Fitzgerald
Mariah Carey
Whitney Houston
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Who was the first Jazz band ever recorded?
Original Dixieland Jass Band
The Plantation Singers
Jelly Roll and the Furious Five
The Southern Soul Swing Band