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