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New Orleans Jazz New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park is one of over National Historical Park 380 national parks in the United States. The park’s mission is to preserve the origins, history and progression of an original American art form – jazz. Complete all the activities in the following pages and earn the status of a National Park Junior Ranger!
You can learn about New Orleans jazz from this booklet Junior Ranger and from visiting our website. If you visit New Orleans, use your badge as a key to learn more about the city and Program its jazz culture. You may want to visit these exciting places while you’re there too.
Museums Music
Jazz Exhibit at the Preservation Hall Old U.S. Mint 8pm-1am 400 Esplanade Kid-friendly live jazz 726 St. Peter Street Cabildo and Presbytyre Louisiana State Museums WWOZ radio station Chartres St. at Jackson Sq. Tune to 90.7 fm Or live internet broadcast Backstreet Culture Museum www.wwoz.org 1116 St. Claude just outside of French Qtr. Palm Court Jazz Café 8-11pm, Wed.- Sun. National D-day Museum Kid-friendly live jazz 945 Magazine Street 1204 Decatur Street 9 blocks from French Qtr. Find 5 Trumpets START Jazz musicians found work in restaurants, dance halls and on the steamboats. Study the picture below and find the five hidden trumpets.
The race is on! Start at Jackson Square and wind your way through the streets of the French Quarter to find the future home of New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park.
FINISH Connect the Dots What Doesn’t Belong? Look at the pictures below and find the object that What object is used in the second line jazz bands of New is not a jazz instrument. Orleans that doesn’t play music? Connect the dots to reveal this fun object, rain or shine!
11 Who Played What? Jazzy Word Search
Read about a famous New Orleans jazz musician Find and circle the jazz music words listed below and draw a line to the instrument they played.
Sydney Bechet I was nine years old when I first A D B C K L J N P S played a clarinet. B R A S S B A N D M
Louis Armstrong T V N Z A X Z O S N Most folks call me Satchmo. I S A J R T A Z T H T started out playing a tin horn, but became famous playing a R O O N C A L E D R cornet (trumpet). P V R E H C H A L U
L E N S M U S I C M Sweet Emma Barrett I played jazz piano in a time P I A N O A R Z U P when women jazz musicians M S B E P A R A D E were rare. L R I V E R B O A T I O S A T V K M N P Kid Ory I was raised upriver in plantation N E W O R L E A N S country, but came to the big city to learn more about my ‘tailgating’ trombone.
Satchmo Jazz BrassBand “Professor” NewOrleans Music Parade Jelly Roll Morton I was born in New Orleans, and Trumpet Note Riverboat folks call me professor because Banjo Piano I’m a great piano man.
12 Test Your Knowledge Congratulations!
You’re almost a junior ranger. Just answer the next few questions and you’re done! You are now a junior ranger. Sign below and then mail your program to the park for a ranger to sign and send you a National Park Service Junior Ranger badge. 1. What state is New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park in?
Louisiana Mississippi Texas California Sign Your Name Here
2. Name one jazz musician from New Orleans:
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3. Where is the future home for Park Ranger Sign Here New Orleans Jazz NHP?
Baton Rouge The Superdome French Market Armstrong Park
4. What object did you draw by connecting the dots?
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5. What is a national park? Please provide a return address:
Name: ______
Street:______City: ______State: ______Zip: ______
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