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2. Charlie Christian’s instrument
4. Jon Batiste hit used in the opening film at the Museum of African American Music
6. What was the name of the officially-sanctioned prostitution district that many historians credit with being the birthplace of jazz?
9. Benny Goodman defied the rules about this when he hired Teddy Wilson and Lionel Hampton
13. What kind of shell did Roland Barber play during “Girl from Ipanema”?
15. What kind of love was John Coltrane expressing on the album he recorded to chronicle his journey from drug addiction to spiritual awakening?
16. What state are you in if you eat at “Green Ghost Tacos”?
17. Besides Pops, what did a lot of people call Louis Armstrong?
18. Vocal improvisation using nonsense syllables
19. What is the style of jazz that gets its name from the scat syllables that might be used to represent the descending pair of notes at the end of many phrases?
21. Home to the Museum of African American Music
22. Where in New Orleans might you hear a calliope concert followed by a Dixieland trio?
24. Ellington's royal nickname

1. New Orleans sandwich made with Italian meats and cheeses, on a round loaf of bread, with olive spread
3. What killed Charlie Christian
5. Billie sang about “Strange Fruit hanging from the poplar trees.”
7. What square served as a meeting place for slaves who were given a day of rest in the area around New Orleans?
8. What city is home to Beale Street?
10. This bass player composed “Fables of Faubus” to protest the racist behavior of the governor of Arkansas
11. What is the jazz genre that does not bind the musicians to specific tempos, harmonies, chords, or even require that they all play at the same speed at the same time?
12. Dizzy Gillespie's was bent
14. Where did Louis Armstrong meet the piano player, Lil Hardin?
18. What famous Gershwin tune was one of the best pieces performed both by the Brass-a-holics and by Dr. Michael White?
20. Who was the “King” that brought Louis Armstrong to Chicago?
23. Charlie Parker's nickname