What was Stride Piano and how did it change improvisation? Who was James P. Johnson ? Who was Paul Whiteman? What was the Cotton Club and what performer/composer played their the longest and boosted his career? The Hot Five and Seven groups were made famous by who? What impact did Louis Armstrong have on Jazz? What contribution did Earl Hines give to Jazz? What trumpeter was influence by Armstrong and was a virtuoso in his own right? Who was Coleman Hawkins? Who became the King of Swing? What instrument did Artie Shaw play and what impact did his orchestra have on jazz? What impact did Glenn Miller have on jazz? What effect did Count Basie have with the Kansas City style of jazz? What made Basie band swing harder? Who was Americas greatest composer?
