Jazz Quiz: Swing, Scat and Smoky Clubs
Swing into 8 jazz questions on New Orleans, scat, bebop and its legends, with band instruments and the art of improvisation.
- Questions
8 - Length
About 5 min
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- What made New Orleans’ Congo Square famous?
- Which of these jazz greats were famous for playing the saxophone? Select all that apply.
- Ella Fitzgerald began her famous Song Book albums in the decade rock and roll took off. Which decade?
- Which singing style did Louis Armstrong make famous with Heebie Jeebies?
- After an accident bent Dizzy Gillespie's bell, why keep it?
- Put these jazz styles in the order they took off, earliest first.
- Which instrument changes pitch using a sliding tube?
- In jazz, what does “trade fours” mean?