New Orleans Jazz Origins trivia.

Learn how African American musicians in New Orleans shaped jazz, from ragtime and brass bands to improvisation, recordings, and Louis Armstrong’s influence.

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New Orleans Jazz History: Blues, Ragtime & Armstrong Quiz

Ten Smithsonian-backed questions on the people, recordings, improvisation, and roots of New Orleans jazz.

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READNew Orleans Jazz Origins: Blues, Ragtime & Louis ArmstrongFollow early jazz from New Orleans brass bands and improvisation to groundbreaking recordings and Louis Armstrong’s transformative trumpet solos.