1. As a young man getting his start, this jazz piano player was once a roommate with venerable elder Ben Webster. Bill Evans Joe Zawinul Herbie Hancock Chick Corea

2. The famed (and long-gone) jazz club, The Blackhawk, was located in what city? Washington, DC New Orleans St. Louis San Francisco

3. Guitarist Freddie Green played in Basie's Band for decades... reportedly without ever playing a solo. True False

4. "West End Blues," one of the most perfect jazz songs of all time, was recorded by which artist? Art Tatum Count Basie Louis Armstrong Duke Ellington

5. Which of the following youthful piano players recorded several albums with Joshua Redman's band at the start of his career? Bennie Green Brad Mehldau Eric Reed Jason Moran

6. During the 1980's, in the autumn years of his life, who played with the Monday Night Orchestra (every Monday night) in New York City's Sweet Basil? Gil Evans Stan Getz Bill Evans Dexter Gordon

7. Which of the following sax players was arrested for robbing a drug store? Stan Getz Hank Mobley Charlie Parker Wayne Shorter

8. Guitar player John McLaughlin is from what country? Canada U.S.A. England Brazil

9. As a teenager, Miles Davis got his first big break playing gigs with which of the following jazz giants? Dizzy Gillespie Charlie Parker Sydney Bechet Coleman Hawkins

10. "Take Five," one of the most famous jazz songs of all time, was written by whom? Dave Brubeck Paul Desmond Stan Getz The Modern Jazz Quartet