get a perception of how I felt at each. On September 30‚ 2013 I attended The Blue Whale where I had the pleasure of listening to Walter Smith III. Before I describe my experience I need to tell you that Walter Smith III is a saxophonist with a band comprising of a trumpet player‚ standup bass player‚ an electric bass guitarist and a drummer. Now on to my description. I arrived at the venue at nigh which was in a plaza filled with Japanese foods and feel. By the look of the plaza I had my doubts
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The great art of Jazz was born in the year of 1895 in New Orleans‚ Louisiana. Jazz is responsible for the creation of Drum Sets and the creation of words like “cool” and “hip”. Jazz was played in all the bars‚ honky-tonks‚ saloons‚ and dancehalls. Jazz was a tremendous influence on the music played today‚ but it would not have come so far if it was not for Louis Armstrong. Armstrong is considered the most important improviser in Jazz (he taught the world to swing) (‘Jazz at Lincoln Center’).His trumpet
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Spinal Tap was Directed by Rob Reiner and starred Christopher Guest‚ Michael McKean‚ and Harry Shearer who were in the band Spinal Tap. This is Spinal Tap was released in 1984. The storyline of this film follows the rock and roll band Spinal Tap across their North America tour. This film depicted the glam rock and roll style of music that was popular during the 1980’s. Some of the bands that were in this genre of music included; Poison‚ Motley Crue‚ and Whitesnake. There are several reasons why this
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they formed a band with their future manager‚ Michael Happoldt‚ called The Juice Bros. The band was a purely punk rock band. Then‚ Brad Nowell dropped out of the University of California and joined the band. Nowell introduced ska and reggae to the band to form the band’s punk‚ ska‚ and reggae blend. Sublime was formed in 1988 in Long Beach‚ California during the California punk explosion along with bands like Green Day and the Offspring. They were a garage punk band that mainly played in parties and
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Washington‚ D.C.‚ during the Civil War. As a kid‚ he enjoyed hearing the Civil War military bands that filled the streets of Washington as well as the sounds of his father’s trombone. His father played in the U.S. Marine Band and Sousa quickly followed in his footsteps. Sousa first enlisted in the Marine Band as an apprentice violinist and later became the bandleader. When Sousa wasn’t playing with a band‚ he was writing music‚ like "The Stars and Stripes Forever." By the 1890s he had written enough
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attending a performance by the Amherst Jazz Orchestra. Founded and headed by Bandleader Dave Sporny this professional big band played rare and historically big band works to some of the newest original contemporary jazz music. The Amherst Brewing Company looked small from the outside‚ even when I got inside there were many dining tables and a small place by the window for a fifteen piece band to fit in. Surprisingly they all fit perfectly. They took their seats and were about to start performance. Every
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someone that had lost their sight They travelled on horseback with a guide They played the wire harp and plucked with their fingernails – bell-like sound Had to dampen the strings a lot – held on the knee 17th Century These new patrons had other tastes in music so harpers had to satisfy their Baroque influenced musical tastes Turlough O’Carolan tended to play Irish music with Baroque elements Mostly played by male O’Carolan: 1670 – 1738 “Last of the Great Irish Bards” Born in Meath
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is so much music I hadn’t heard until I decided to write this paper. It was almost impossible for me to have lots of experience with all the different periods of jamming they had. I decided that I would listen to and discuss how music from the same band could change so drastically throughout their career‚ and I think I learned more than I thought I would. There are many different eras of Phish’s improvisation that make up the entirety of their career. In each of these periods‚ certain sounds
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In the midst of mourning and healing after the death of two beloved band members‚ The Allman Brothers Band released the album ‘Brothers and Sisters’ on August 1st in 1973. During the recording of the band’s previous album ‘Eat a Peach’ in 1971 Duane Allman‚ the lead guitarist and co-founder of the band‚ died tragically in a motorcyle accident. Heartbreakingly‚ the band had to endure the death of another bandmate‚ Berry Oakley at the age of 24. Much like the death of Duane Allman‚ Berry died mid-recording
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a symbol of American patriotism constantly played to remind us of the pride we hold in our country. “Stars and Stripes Forever” was first played at Willow Grove Park in 1897. ”Stars and Stripes Forever" uses the basic American military march format. All of his life‚ Sousa loved music and loved America‚ so it would only make sense that he wrote this patriotic classic.This caused "Stars and Stripes Forever" was a rapid success. Starting 1897 until the band retired performing‚ whenever they would play
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