2) Jazz musicians are often known by colorful nicknames.
A: John Birks Gillespie's friends call him "Dizzy".
B: The French love American Jazz.
C: Louis Armstrong is best known as "Satchmo".
D: Band leaders often introduced the famous blues singer Billi Holiday as "Lady Day".
A: John Birks Gillespie's friends call him "Dizzy".
B: The French love American Jazz.
C: Louis Armstrong is best known as "Satchmo".
D: Band leaders often introduced the famous blues singer Billi Holiday as "Lady Day".
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- 2. Regarding the famous jazz musician Louis Armstrong, which of the following is false?
- Playing the trumpet with dazzling originality, ____ dominated jazz for 20 years. A: Louis Armstrong B: The influence of Louis Armstrong C: The music of Louis Armstrong D: Louis Armstrong’s talent
- According to the author, what distinguishes jazz from other dance music A: Jazz musicians specialize in solo. B: Jazz bands have featured soloists. C: Jazz is very hot and rough. D: Jazz musicians often paraphrase solo according to their feelings.
- The blues was the influence for jazz, which means the blues is the roots of jazz.
- What is the relationship between blues and jazz in American culture? A: Jazz places more emphasis on Afro-American culture than does the blues. B: Jazz changes the attitudes of white musicians toward Afro-American culture. C: Jazz is based on the blues attitude, but expressed in comprehensible manners to white musicians. D: Jazz must be understood in order to be played, whereas the blues must be learned.