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1. Of the artists listed, just one was known for playing an accordion of the type shown here. Born in Fresno, California, his signature piece was "Lady of Spain". Who was he?
2. The instrument shown here in its case might have been used by which of these bandleaders, who was known as "The King of Swing"?
3. Which of these female musicians would be the most likely to have been playing the pictured kit? She excels at both jazz and rock.
4. Who strummed an instrument like the one pictured to accompany his renditions of "Fire and Rain" and "Carolina in My Mind"?
5. The miniature pianos in this photo are not necessarily the type this man would play, but they represent a jazz and blues career that began in Canada in the 1940s and stretched through the years to collect multiple Grammys, an Order of Canada and entry into multiple Halls of Fame. Of whom do we speak?
6. This photo should bring to mind a proponent of bebop and free jazz who left this world far too soon after losing his battle with liver cancer in 1967. He received a posthumous solo Grammy in 1982 for "Bye Bye Blackbird" and a Lifetime Achievement Award Grammy thirty years after his death. Who was he?
7. Which trombone playing bandleader flew off toward France one day in December 1944, never to play "In the Mood" or "Moonlight Serenade" again?
8. Which trumpet playing bandleader had the theme song "Ciribiribin" and appeared in several movies between 1937 and 1983, usually as himself?
9. Considered by some the greatest violinist ever, this man moved from what is now Lithuania to the United States as a teenager, performing in Carnegie Hall at the age of sixteen, in 1917. Who was he?
10. Which of these musicians was known for playing the vibraphone, similar to those pictured here?
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