Okay, so I saw this “home of jazz crossword” thing pop up, and I was like, “Alright, let’s give this a shot.” I’m not a huge jazz buff, but I know the basics, and I do enjoy a good crossword puzzle. So, I started by Googling it, just to get a feel for what I was dealing with.
First thing I did was to try and find a playable version of the crossword online. I figured that’d be the easiest way to tackle it. I found a few different sites that had crosswords with similar titles, but none of them felt like the definitive “home of jazz crossword”.
Then I shifted gears. I thought, “Maybe it’s not a specific puzzle, but more of a general concept.” So I started looking for information on, like, the history of jazz, key figures, important cities, that kind of stuff. I figured maybe if I brushed up on my jazz knowledge, I could kind of create my own “home of jazz” crossword in my head.
- I dug into some articles about New Orleans. Man, that city is dripping with jazz history. I read about Louis Armstrong, Congo Square, all that good stuff.
- Then I jumped over to some stuff about the Harlem Renaissance. That was a whole different vibe, but still super important to the story of jazz. Think Duke Ellington, Cab Calloway.
- I even spent some time reading about the different styles of jazz – bebop, swing, cool jazz. It’s a lot to take in!
After all that research, I felt a little more confident, but still not like I had “cracked the code” of the crossword. I tried the online crossword puzzle options again, the interactive kind. I will input words and it will tell me whether I am right or wrong.
I realized that crossword puzzle clue is refering to “New Orleans”.
My “Aha!” Moment
Then it hit me! Maybe “home of jazz” isn’t some super-secret crossword, but just a simple way to use a crossword puzzle to guide myself to learn what “home of jazz” real meaning! In this case, “New Orleans” is the anwser! And I did learn a lot along the way, all the history, figures, and the different styles of Jazz. I feel pretty good about that.
