What's your Jazz IQ?

March 2007

1) Members of the NYC-based Jazz Composers Collective include Ted Nash, Frank Kimbrough, Ron Horton and whom?

Matt Wilson
Ben Allison
Drew Gress
Mark Turner

2) David Murray's composition 'Flowers For Albert' is a dedication to whom?

Albert Mangelsdorff
Albert Ayler
Albert Murray
Albert Einstein

3) This guitarist has not only played with Medeski, Martin & Wood, but also with the likes of John Zorn and Madeleine Peyroux. Who is he?

John Scofield
Derek Bailey
Dave Fuzinski
Marc Ribot

4) Who is the current saxophonist for the Dave Douglas Quintet?

Chris Potter
Donny McCaslin
Jerry Bergonzi
Rick Margitza

5) Tim Hagans' new album 'Beautiful Lily' is in part insipired by which famous film director?

Stanley Kubrick
Jean Luc Godard
Alfred Hitchcock
Robert Altman

6) Who is the keyboard player in Christian McBride's band?

Frank Kimbrough
Eric Reed
Geoff Keezer
Danilo Perez

7) The members of the group 'Fly' include saxophonist Mark Turner, drummer Jeff Ballard, and whom?

Kurt Rosenwinkel
Larry Grenadier
Brad Mehldau
Drew Gress

8) Who is the keyboardist for the group known as 'Bedrock?'

Uri Caine
Matthew Shipp
Joey Calderazzo
Robert Glasper

9) The previous line-up for Matt Wilson's Arts & Crafts included himself on drums, Terrell Stafford on trumpet, Dennis Irwin on bass, and whom?

Chris Potter
John Medeski
Mark Turner
Larry Goldings

10) In saxophonist Chris Potter's own group, who is the guitarist?

Kurt Rosenwinkel
Mike Stern
Wayne Krantz
John Abercrombie

11) Where is Joe Lovano's hometown?

New York, NY
Cleveland, OH
Chigago, IL
Philadelphia, PA

12) In Greg Osby's new trio, who plays drums?

Winard Harper
Jorge Rossy
Jeff 'Tain' Watts
Hamid Drake

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