Key jazz eras, pioneering musicians, and landmark recordings from ragtime through bebop and fusion.
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- What musical style, originating in the American South circa 1890, was characterized by syncopated rhythms and piano technique?
- Ragtime
- Who composed 'Maple Leaf Rag' and is considered the most important ragtime composer?
- Scott Joplin
- What American city is considered the birthplace of jazz?
- New Orleans
- Which pioneering trumpeter revolutionized jazz with innovative improvisation and scat singing in the 1920s?
- Louis Armstrong
- Buddy Bolden was an early New Orleans cornetist. Why are there no recordings of his music?
- He performed before electric recording technology was invented
- Which early jazz pianist claimed he 'invented jazz' and was first to write down jazz arrangements?
- Jelly Roll Morton
- What decade saw the start of the 'Jazz Age' in American popular culture?
- 1920s
- Which bandleader and composer led the same orchestra for nearly five decades and created extended jazz compositions?
- Duke Ellington
- Who composed 'Ain't Misbehavin' and was known for his stride piano technique?
- Fats Waller
- What term describes jazz styles that attempted to bring the music to concert halls through large orchestras and composed arrangements?
- Symphonic jazz
- Why did Chicago become a major jazz center in the 1920s?
- Musicians migrated northward during Prohibition and found opportunities there
- What jazz style of the 1930s and 1940s emphasized big bands and was the first to achieve widespread popularity?
- Swing
- Which bandleader earned the title 'King of Swing' and helped bring swing music to mainstream audiences?
- Benny Goodman
- What instrument did Count Basie play in his famous orchestra?
- Piano
- Which tenor saxophonist played with Count Basie and was known for his light tone and laid-back phrasing?
- Lester Young