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What is the Jazz Age
This is the name of the time period between the end of World War 1 and 1929.
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What is New Orleans, Louisiana
This Jazz great was born here
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What is Newport News, Virginia
Ella Fitzgerald was born in this city and state.
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What is Edward
Duke Ellington actual first name is this
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What is New Orleans, Louisiana
Jazz was born in this place
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What is Harlem
This city is the home of the famous Apollo Theater.
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What is shooting a gun in the air
At 12, He was arrested for this
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What is Ride 'Em Cowboy
Ella recorded a song for this movie.
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What is a soda jerk
This was Duke Ellington's first job
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What are African American communities
Jazz came from this community in particular
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What is a Standard
A piece of music that is well known in the Jazz world is know as this.
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What is first wife/Lillian Hardin
This person influenced Louis Armstrong to develop is musical career.
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What are the Savoy Ballroom and The Cotton Club
As a teen, Ella performed at this two night clubs.
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What is the Serenaders
This is the name of Duke's first music group.
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What is call and response
This is a form of music that has a musical idea repeated by the same type of musical idea
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What is a Speakeasy
These illegal places that thrived during the 20's and provided opportunities for jazz musicians to play are called.
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What is laborer
This is someone who does hard physical work
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What is the Apollo Theatre
She won amateur night at this theatre, famous for discovering lots of talent
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What is one of the greatest jazz musicians of all time
Duke is remembered as this.
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What is swing
This describes the feel of jazz music as the notes move between one another
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What is Prohibition
This law directly influenced the growth of the jazz age.
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What is the Cornet
Armstrong learned to play this instrument when he was in a boys home
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What are the National Medal of Arts and The Presidential Medal of Freedom
Ella won these two presidential medals
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What is Mood Indigo
This is the title of one of Duke's most famous compositions
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What is ragtime
This is the name of the earliest type of jazz appearing in the 1910's
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