Question | Answer |
Who taught at Julliard School of Music and who attended Julliard School of Music for a brief period of time? | Benny Goodman and Miles Davis
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What instrument did Miles Davis Play? | Trumpet
| Who was Miles Davis' mentor? | Charlie Parker
| What instruments did Dizzy learn to play as a child? | Trumpet, trombone, cornet, piano
| Who are the "Fathers of the fast and furious" style of Jazz? | Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, and Thelonious Monk
| Who is the "King of Swing"? | Benny Goodman
| Who was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom? | Duke Ellington
| Who was one of the first male scat singers? | Louis Armstrong
| Who started a band while enlisted in the military? | Glenn Miller
| What two instruments did Count Basie play? | Drums and piano
| Who played for their high school dances? | Duke Ellington
| Who combined Afro-Cuban Rhythms and Jazz? | Dizzy Gillespie
| Who received a trumpet from their dad? | Miles Davis
| What instrument did Charlie Parker play? | Alto Saxophone
| Who played the clarinet? | Benny Goodman
| Who played the trombone? | Glenn Miller |