JAZZQUIZ
for
January
Try our monthly quiz. Fifteen questions to challenge those little grey cells.
Question Time
For our quiz this month we give you fifteen jazz-related questions - how many can you answer?
Give yourself one extra point if you are able to identify the title of the song that contains the words
On my own
Would I wander through this wonderland alone
Never knowing my right foot from my left
My hat from my glove​
​​
Don't forget to check your score. A link to the answers is at the bottom of this page.
1. Which Saint played in Louis Armstong's Hot Five and Hot Seven?
2. Which of Woody Herman's bands was known as the Four Brothers Band - the First, Second or Third Herd?
3. The letters of the record label ECN stand for the first names of the three women who run the label. The 'C' stands for the name of a well known UK jazz vocalist. Who is she?,
​
4. Bandleader Glenn Miller was 40 years old when the plane he was travelling in disappeared over the English Channel. Was that in December 1943, 1944 or 1945?
​
5. Trumpeter Conte Candoli had a brother who also played West Coast Jazz - what was his name and what instrument did he play?
6. Big Noise From Winnetka was first recorded in 1938 and featured its composer, bass player Bob Haggart - and which drummer?
​
7. In which city is there a large sculpture of Charlie Parker's face by Robert Graham, with the words "Bird Lives"? It is situated in a plaze also named after Charlie Parker. Is it in New York City, Kansas City or Topeka?
8. UK saxophonist Art Themen is also a qualified medical man. Is he a General Practitioner, Orthopaedic Surgeon, or Psychiatrist?
9. Which of the Chris Barber Band musicians had a hit with the tune The Rock Island Line?
10. What was 'Fats' Waller's first name?
​
11. Who is the current Director of New York City's Jazz At The Lincoln Center - trumpeter Wynton Marsalis, saxophonist Branford Marsalis or trombonist Delfeayo Marsalis?
12. Who were Jay and Kai?
13. In 1924, which dance band leader commissioned George Gershwin to write Rhapsody In Blue?
14. Which Scottish pianist has released a number of albums with his Trio inspired by the Scottish landscape, the latest of which, The Shieling, was released in October 2025?
​​
15. Where will you find the jazz club 'Le Caveau de la Huchette' - Belgium, Canada or France?
​
The answers are HERE