Fill in the Blanks Duke Ellington Fill InsOnline version Use this with the slideshow to fill in the answers by Jeff Magee 1 styles Improvisation USA swing ragtime 1800s trombones feel saxophones instruments Jazz was created in African American communities in the during the late . is a very important part of jazz ( playing what you in that moment ) . There are many different jazz , including , latin , and free jazz . Traditional used in jazz could include , trumpets , piano , and . 2 today less Latin güiro contemporary In the 1970s , jazz was influenced by music . Instruments such as the and claves were introduced . Jazz became popular in the 1980s , however there are many jazz musicians still around . These are called jazz musicians . 3 piano ragtime Duke perform seven Washington composer manners York bands racism Edward Ellington , known as , was born in , USA . Both of his parents played the and when Duke was years old , he started piano lessons . Around this time , he was given the nickname ? Duke ? because of his good . Duke became a well - known jazz pianist and . He loved to play jazz in a style . Duke ? s jazz orchestra played in debuted in Harlem , New City . In jazz , orchestras are often known as big . At the time , African Americans were allowed only allowed to at the club , but not sit and watch . This was a form of . 4 Train songs Mood Swing Duke and his big band wrote some of the world ? s most famous jazz , including ? It Don ? t Mean a Thing if It Ain ? t Got that ? , ? Take the A ? and ? In a Sentimental ? .
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