| A | B |
|---|
| Improvisation | defining characteristic of Jazz |
| Africa | Country from which The musical elements and influences that make jazz really different from other types of music |
| Armstrong | Jazz trumpet player/ Wonderful world |
| Miles Davis/ John Coletrain | Progressive/ Modern Jazz |
| Charlie Parker / Dizzy Gillespie. | Bebop/extreme syncopation and polyrhythms. |
| Herbie Hancock | Fusion/hybrid of jazz with rock and soul |
| Big Band/Swing | From the mid-1930s through WWII, ensembles of 10 or more musicians were very popular |
| Syncopation | A type of rhythm that shifts the accents from what is normally a strong beat to a weak beat. |
| Call and Response | This style requires a song leader who sings or chants a solo line (the call), and then the rest of the singers "respond" with a part that is sung by everyone |
| Bob Fosse | jazz dancer/choreographer |
| Jazz Dance | improv/flat footed/isolations |
| Ellington | It don't mean a thing if it ain't got that swing |
