Jazz Musician Project Data Form

Log any and all information below on your Jazz Musician you have chosen to research.

In any good presentation, you want to cover the basic biographical information like a person's name, birth/death info, where they are
from, etc. However, I have also included a bunch of other common questions worth looking into to help make your presentation
informational.

To start, I am tasking you to answer 15 questions from this form on your artist.
Please continue to add more as you see fit!

Put the most epic photo you can find of your artist here:
Name of Artist:

Nicknames (if any):

Main Instrument:

Secondary Instrument (if any):

DOB:

Birth place:
 The Early Years
When was the first time they picked up an instrument?
"The journey is the destination, man."
Fame
What was this artist’s family like?
“Fame,Is it ait's
family
notofyour
musicians?
brain,
it's just the flame
That burns your change to keep you insane (fame)"

What was the person's childhood like?

What important early experiences did the person have?

Who were some of the first music teachers in this artists life?

What is the person famous for?

Playing, composing, directing, arranging?

Where did this musician go to school?

Grade School - High School - College - Other training?

What adversities (issues) did this person overcome in their career?

 Adulthood
Legacy
Ya know… all the #1
other
on stuff you do in your life
the charts
#1 in your hearts

Why is this person famous? How did they get noticed?

Do you think this person is still well known within the music scene today?

What year (or years) was this artist at their "peak"?

Were there
How and any did
when other experiences
they or interesting
get their "big" pieces of their life that we're NOT musical related?
start in music?
(Example: played professional sports, had a background in science, worked as a mechanic, etc.)
What places has this artist lived?
How would the history of the world have been changed if this person had never lived?
(Beyond “we wouldn’t have their music”)

Did this person have any partners or marriages? If, who?

What is the overall historical/societal opinion of this artist?

(How do we remember or describe who this person was in history?)

When, where, and how did this artist die?

How many children did the artist have?
What makes this person most memorable?

Who inspired this person to become who they are today?

Who has this artist inspired individually?

 MISC INFO/DATA
Top 5 GREATEST HITS Master list of albums recorded:
1.
2. Top 3 FAVORITE SONGS OF YOURS
3. 1.
4. 2.
5. 3.

Master list of dates/important bio info: Master list of artists played with

Master list of awards: