What's your Jazz IQ?

August's New Orleans Tribute 2005

1) What jazz organization founded the New Orleans Jazz Museum, which by 1973 contained 20,000 photographs, 15,000 recordings, as well as books, documents and memorabilia?

New Orleans Jazz Club (NOJC)
New Orleans Jazz Heritage (NOJH)
Louisiana State Museum (LSM)
Louis Armstrong Foundation (LAF)

2) A Small ensemble jazz that originated in the 20’s in New Orleans is known as. . .

Traditional Jazz
Dixieland Jazz
Creole Jazz
Ragtime Jazz

3) What instrument functioned as the lead melody instrument in early New Orleans groups?

Trombone
Banjo
Cornet
Clarinet

4) New Orlean's son, Louis Armstrong, joined this New Orleans band at age 22.

King Oliver’s Creole Jazz Band
New Orleans’ Rhythm Kings
Original Dixieland Jazz Band
Red Hot Peppers

5) Which of the following is not credited as an early New Orleans jazz player?

Paul Mares
Freddie Keppard
Wingy Manone
Frank Foster

6) This jazz classic immortalized the heart of New Orleans, the conglomeration of bars and brothels.

St. James Infirmary
When the Saints Go Marchin' In
Basin Street Blues
West End Blues

7) All but one is associated with the classic New Orleans jazz musician, Buddy Bolden.

Credited as the first jazz musician
Was married to Lil Harden
His music was never recorded
Died completely forgotten in a mental hospital

8) His Hot Five and Hot Seven recordings are immortal.

Kid Ory
Sidney Bechet
Louis Armstrong
Bunk Johnson

9) Who is credited as the first recorded jazz player?

Nick LaRocca
Freddie Keppard
Johnny Stein
Jelly Roll Morton

10) In 1926, Louis Armstrong change from the cornet to the trumpet because . . .

The trumpet could be played faster
Only the trumpet could be played with a mute
The trumpet was smaller and more mellow
The trumpet had greater range and power

11) In 1908, this bassist traveled to Los Angeles to introduce New Orleans Jazz to the West Coast.

Johnny Dodds
Bill Johnson
George Lewis
King Oliver

12) Three of the following have helped keep New Orleans jazz alive today. One has not.

Nicholas Payton
Leroy Jones
Benny Green
Harry Connick, Jr.

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