Jazz Combos Concert Review Essay

On Thursday, April 21st, I had the opportunity to attend a jazz combos concert. I took it upon myself to attend this concert because of my interest for jazz and all that goes along with this genre of music. This concert involved two different groups of musicians performing music in the typical laid back fashion that most jazz performances are played in. Throughout this reaction I will give a few things I liked and disliked about these two groups of performers and specifically what intrigued me about each of their performances. It was obvious to me from the very first moment each group took the stage that they would each offer distinctly dissimilar performances. Both groups consisted of different combinations of instruments. The first group had an alto and tenor saxophone, along with an electric guitar, drums, and a nord. In contrast, the second group had one saxophone, an electric bass, electric guitar, and a set of drums. The first group seemed more mature in their performing experience. The reasons that led me to believe this are as follows: they were more emotional when playing their songs, they didn’t act as though they were nervous in any way, and the interaction with the
As stated previously, I love the laid back experience of a Jazz performance. In other genres of music, recitals and concerts can be found to be uptight and all too serious. Whereas in Jazz, it is a complete opposite. Improvisation and memorization of the music play key roles in this happy go lucky brand of song playing which has led to the vast popularity of this music. Conclusively, this performance is one that I am glad I chose to attend. Ever since I was introduced to Jazz music, it has always had a special place in my heart. Jazz is a type of music all people should have the opportunity to experience because of the different perspective it gives for the performers and musicians