Please read all the information on the attachment files to find the answer to the questions. New Orleans to Chicago Worksheet 1. 1. In what ways did early jazz bands differ from their Ragtime, Br

New Orleans to Chicago Review 1. Early jazz evolved from blues, brass band and ragtime influences combining in the wild party town of New Orleans. “Storyville” was the red -light gambling dist rict which, along with the poorer “battlefield” district, gave musicians opportunities for more work than they could handle. Jazz developed out of the constant need for new and exciting dance music. 2. The “front line” of a traditional Dixieland band includes trumpet, clarinet and trombone. Each has its ow n duty in collective improvisation. 3. The “Original Dixieland Jass band” made the first jazz recording in 1917 in New York. 4. The “Great Migration” of the early 1900s sent millions of African -Americans north in search of opportunity and less discrimination. 5. Al cohol prohibition in 1920 actually caused an increase in partying and control of the scene was given to organized crime. 6. Jelly Roll Morton gets credit for being jazz’s first composer and standardizing the early jazz style. 7. King Oliver is one of the first r eally successful Chicago jazz acts and a mentor to Louis Armstrong. 8. Louis Armstrong is considered by many to be the most influential musician in all of jazz history. He brings “swing”, virtuosity, individual soloing and a new singing style to the table. 9. Bix Beiderbecke offers a different yet equally compelling “cool” style. 10. The “City” or “Classic” Blues involved a black female singer singing about pain and suffering etc. It was performed with a full band as opposed to the “Delta” blues which was usually a s ingle male performer with a guitar (and, hopefully, a hound dog at his feet!)