Big Band Music Crossword Puzzle
A themed crossword with 47 clues to draw from. Find swing-era bandleaders, singers, instruments, dance styles, and classic big band songs.
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About the Big Band Music Crossword Puzzle
Big band music centers on large jazz ensembles, swing rhythms, and the dance halls and radio broadcasts that brought the sound to audiences. This puzzle includes bandleaders such as Duke Ellington and Count Basie, singers like Ella Fitzgerald, instruments including saxophone and trumpet, and familiar tunes such as “In the Mood.” It suits music students, swing fans, and anyone curious about the big band era.
This crossword draws on 47 clues about Big Band Music. Each grid uses a different handful and fits them together a new way, so press New puzzle for another whenever you finish. The answers are in the answer key when you print, and behind the Reveal button when you play.
Sample clues
- •Musician who adapts pieces for an ensemble (8 letters)
- •Clarinetist known as the King of Swing (12 letters)
- •Drummer who led Harlem's Savoy Ballroom orchestra (9 letters)
- •Lowest-pitched bowed string in a jazz group (10 letters)
- •Trombonist behind In the Mood (11 letters)
- •Saxophonist and clarinetist, brother of Tommy (11 letters)
- •Keyboard instrument with hammers and strings (5 letters)
- •Instrumental grouping within an orchestra (7 letters)
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