Name____________________________
Jazz History Research Worksheet
Selected Jazz Years__________________________________
Name of Jazz Time Period ____________________________
Reason for the name of the time period (found right at the very beginning of that time
period section)
Description of another American history event that happened during the same time
period. (may need to search elsewhere to find this.
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Influential jazz artists of that time period (just give names)
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Selected Jazz artist from this time period ____________________________________
Born _____________
Died ________________
Important biographical points (suggestions: how they started in music, where they grew
up, when they began composing/performing, family, anything else important)
Artists influence on the time period (why were they so popular, how did their music
change jazz at that time)
Popular music or compositions from this artist (titles of songs)
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**Don’t forget to include at least four pictures of your artist or jazz time period. All
pictures must include a source, as well as all other sources you use for information.
**Choose one minute of a video to play for the class at some point in your presentation