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CHAPTER 13 QUIZ Question 1: Big bands have played virtually no role in shaping contemporary jazz. Type: True or False Points Awarded: 1.000/1.000 User Answer(s):

FALSE

Correct Answer(s):

TRUE FALSE (correct)

Question 2: Although the Young Lion movement initially began as a renaissance of older musical traditions, many of them ventured into new territory by combining elements of soul, funk, hip hop, R&B and gospel music. Type: True or False Points Awarded: 1.000/1.000 User Answer(s):

TRUE

Correct Answer(s):

TRUE (correct) FALSE

Question 3: Most neoclassic musicians are influenced by free jazz musicians like Ornette Coleman. Type: True or False Points Awarded: 1.000/1.000

User Answer(s):

FALSE

Correct Answer(s):

TRUE FALSE (correct)

Question 4: Many of the Young Lions studied music at colleges and universities before establishing their careers as performers. Type: True or False Points Awarded: 1.000/1.000 User Answer(s):

TRUE

Correct Answer(s):

TRUE (correct) FALSE

Question 5: In addition to jazz, saxophonist John Zorn is influenced by: Type: Multiple Choice Points Awarded: 1.000/1.000 User Answer(s):

All of the above

Correct Answer(s):

Avant-garde classical music Surf music Klezmer music Heavy metal music All of the above (correct)

Question 6: The jazz repertory movement shaped jazz in a cultural perspective by not only helping to keep older jazz masterpieces alive, it also promoted the appreciation and awareness of the music, which has played an important role in shaping jazz as an American art form. Type: True or False Points Awarded: 1.000/1.000 User Answer(s):

TRUE

Correct Answer(s):

TRUE (correct) FALSE

Question 7: Wynton Marsalis is known for: Type: Multiple Choice Points Awarded: 1.000/1.000 User Answer(s): Being a prolific and inventive composer. He was one of the first jazz artists to perform and

compose across the full jazz spectrum from its roots in New Orleans to bebop and modern jazz Correct Answer(s):

Being a prolific and inventive composer. He was one of the first jazz artists to perform and

compose across the full jazz spectrum from its roots in New Orleans to bebop and modern jazz (correct) Being the leader of The Tonight Show band with host Jay Leno from 1992 to 1995 Creating the new art form known as M-Base

Directing the Carnegie Hall Jazz Band

Question 8: Brad Mehldau is known for: Type: Multiple Choice Points Awarded: 1.000/1.000 User Answer(s):

All of the above

Correct Answer(s):

His collaborations with guitarist Pat Metheny Numerous Grammy nominations His virtuosic piano playing and harmonic sophistication His trio and solo projects All of the above (correct)

Question 9: While primarily known for his work in jazz as the leader of the Joshua Redman Quartet, he also frequently performs as a soloist with classical ensembles and has led the group Buckshot LeFonque. Type: True or False Points Awarded: 1.000/1.000 User Answer(s):

FALSE

Correct Answer(s):

TRUE FALSE (correct)

Question 10: The most famous musician to return to jazz’s original aesthetics during the neoclassical period was ________________.

Type: Multiple Choice Points Awarded: 1.000/1.000 User Answer(s):

Wynton Marsalis

Correct Answer(s):

Maria Schneider Wynton Marsalis (correct) Branford Marsalis Ellis Marsalis

Question 11: Dave Douglas is most important as a: Type: Multiple Choice Points Awarded: 1.000/1.000 User Answer(s):

All of the above

Correct Answer(s):

Trumpet player Bandleader Composer Educator All of the above (correct)

Question 12: Trumpeter Roy Hargrove actively participated in the movement known as neo-soul, which involved collaborations with singers D’Angelo and Erykah Badu. Type: True or False Points Awarded: 1.000/1.000 User Answer(s):

TRUE

Correct Answer(s):

TRUE (correct) FALSE

Question 13: Many of the younger musicians who went on to form the core of the Young Lions were alumni of Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers. Type: True or False Points Awarded: 1.000/1.000 User Answer(s):

TRUE

Correct Answer(s):

TRUE (correct) FALSE

Question 14: Wynton Marsalis first came onto the jazz scene as a member of which band? Type: Multiple Choice Points Awarded: 1.000/1.000 User Answer(s): Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers

Correct Answer(s):

Ellis Marsalis Quintet Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra Mingus Big Band Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers (correct)

Question 15: All of the following are examples of repertory ensembles EXCEPT: Type: Multiple Choice Points Awarded: 1.000/1.000 User Answer(s):

Maria Schneider Orchestra

Correct Answer(s):

Maria Schneider Orchestra (correct) Mingus Big Band Carnegie Hall Jazz Band Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra SFJAZZ Collective

Question 16: Although Medeski, Martin & Wood are typically recognized as an acid jazz group, many consider them to fall into the hip hop category. Type: True or False Points Awarded: 1.000/1.000 User Answer(s):

FALSE

Correct Answer(s):

TRUE FALSE (correct)

Question 17: M-Base was a movement founded by: Type: Multiple Choice Points Awarded: 1.000/1.000 User Answer(s):

Steve Coleman

Correct Answer(s):

Dave Douglas John Zorn Steve Coleman (correct) Joshua Redman

Question 18: Cyrus Chestnut, Marcus Roberts, and Eric Reed were important saxophone players who contributed greatly to the traditionalist movement. Type: True or False Points Awarded: 1.000/1.000 User Answer(s):

FALSE

Correct Answer(s):

TRUE FALSE (correct)

Question 19: All of the following are true about neoclassism and traditionalism EXCEPT: Type: Multiple Choice Points Awarded: 1.000/1.000 User Answer(s):

It often makes reference to pop and smooth jazz

Correct Answer(s):

It often makes reference to earlier styles of jazz It often features swing rhythms It often makes features acoustic instruments It often makes reference to pop and smooth jazz (correct)

Question 20: All of the following are true about Wynton Marsalis EXCEPT: Type: Multiple Choice Points Awarded: 1.000/1.000 User Answer(s):

He helped merge elements of hip hop and jazz together with his group Buckshot LeFonque

Correct Answer(s):

He won Grammy awards for both his classical and jazz playing in the same year He won a Pulitzer prize for his three-hour extended work, Blood On The Fields He became the director of the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra He publicly criticized Miles Davis and Herbie Hancock for their involvement with fusion in

the 1970s and 1980s He helped merge elements of hip hop and jazz together with his group Buckshot LeFonque

(correct)...