1.       What world events were happening in the time Blues was created? The end of world war 1 and the prohibition.

2.       What was the style of the Blues? Repetition, Bluesy sound and call & response.

Early Jazz

1.       What did Duke Ellington play? Piano 

2.       What did early jazz incorporate more of? Collective improvisation, Melody based solos.

Swing

1.       Who composed ‘It don’t mean a thing if you ain’t got swing’? Duke Ellington 

2.       What type of band jazz was prominent? Big Band Jazz

Bebop 

1.       What important racial issues were happening at the time? Discontinued racial segregation in schools.

2.       What did bebop give way to in the 60s? Hard Bop

1.        Which out of these 3 people did not play the saxophone? Cannonball Adderley, Miles Davis and John  Coltrane? Miles Davis

2.       What was expressed through song titles? Social issues

Fusion 

1.       What kind of sounds were heard in this period? Electric and Electronic manipulation of sounds 

2.       What genres were fused with jazz? Rock, Pop and Soul

Modern 

1.       Name two famous musician in the modern jazz era? Jaco Pastorius, Wynton Marsalis

2.       What type of jazz has come back into prominence with a modern take on it? Hard Bop