Jazz 101

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Across
  1. 2. "An American in ________"
  2. 6. This instrument, invented in the 1840s, became very popular in jazz music
  3. 8. A primary rhythmic influence of jazz music on everything that came after
  4. 10. Duke Ellington's primary instrument
  5. 12. The most published jazz artist in history (last name)
  6. 14. The most direct descendent of jazz music
  7. 16. The "First Lady of Song" (first name)
  8. 17. This lively piano genre was the forerunner of jazz
  9. 18. Popular American pianist and composer who brought jazz to the mainstream
Down
  1. 1. Jazz became so popular to play because it had such a low: (three words)
  2. 3. A mashup of different styles and genres, all in one piece of music
  3. 4. Louis Armstrong's primary instrument
  4. 5. The color of Gershwin's famous rhapsody
  5. 6. Armstrong's nickname
  6. 7. The second home city of jazz music
  7. 9. This style of band became popular in the US during the Civil War
  8. 11. "Porgy and _________"
  9. 13. Birthplace of Louis Armstrong and of jazz overall (two words)
  10. 14. What Gershwin wrote most of his music for:
  11. 15. Louis Armstrong is perhaps best recognized by his:
  12. 19. "I got _______"