April 21‚ 2011 Kenny G In the history of Jazz‚ musicians have always found ways to come up with new groundbreaking ideas that cause Jazz to evolve and ultimately increase in complexity. However‚ not many musicians took the simple‚ listener friendly approach. Kenny G was one of the few musicians who took this approach. His style has caused for much controversy between other Jazz artists‚ but in the end‚ he is still looked upon as one of the most successful Jazz musicians in the world. Kenny G
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them created smaller more intimate groups that wanted to put more of an emphasis on solo improvisation‚ instrumental virtuosity‚ and complex chord progressions. This new genre would become known as Bebop through innovators such as Dizzy Gillespie‚ Thelonious Monk‚ Charlie Parker and others. The Bebop era was develop Harlem‚ New York the center of African American culture during this time. According to Andre Hodeir he stated‚ “They superimposed on the harmonic structure of standard songs melodic
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Bebop jazz‚ which "slowly evolved from late swing and transition period jazz" (Jazz and the Beat Generation)‚ was quite a shock to the white population when it first appeared on the scene during the Depression. This intricate compilation of sounds became the staple for all that was anti-commercial and as much a part of African-American roots as possible. The reason for such separation between blacks and whites when bebop became so popular is that white musicians were in it for the commercial success
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According to (Kamien‚ 2015‚ p. 550)‚ “Bebop developed in the 1940s and meat for attentive listening rather than dancing.” Bebop are differ from Swing. (Yanow‚ 2000‚ p.3)‚ “the emphasis is much more on the soloist’s creativity and inventiveness than on the melody or the song itself”. This small group might include trumpet or saxophone which supports by a rhythm section. Unlike Swing‚ the beat of Bebop music are very fast which not highlight by snare or bass drum‚ but mainly
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Charles Mingus was one of the most influential and groundbreaking jazz musicians and composers of the 1950s and 1960s. The virtuoso bassist gained fame in the 1940s and 1950s working with such jazz greats as Louis Armstrong‚ Duke Ellington‚ Charlie Parker‚ Art Tatum‚ and many others. His compositions pushed harmonic barriers‚ combining Western-European classical styles with African-American roots music. While examining his career is valuable from musical standpoint‚ his career also provides a powerful
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I went to see the group called Fulaso at Club Subrosa in the Meat Packing District.I was interested in specifically seeing Fulaso because it was engaging in a section of the Latin music genre that I have not encountered often. Fulaso was comprised of lead singer (Erica Ramos)‚musical director and vocalist (David Frankel)‚on percussion and vocals (Hector Torres)‚ on the tenor sax (Matt Thomas) ‚baritone sax (Jonathan) ‚trombone (Patrick Vaughn) keys (Juan Rodriguez)‚on bass (Mario Padron)
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After listening to all sixteen musical pieces‚ and from the three big band selections we have to choose from‚ I want to say that my favorite one is “Sing‚ Sing‚ Sing” by Benny Goodman. One of the reasons could be because I had hear this musical piece before‚ maybe in movies‚ commercial‚ or cartoons‚ but also for its rhythm‚ fast tempo and fast beat. This type of music was famous during the swing music area‚ not that I remember it‚ but it is depicted on almost all movie scenes of that era. Some
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The “Maple Leaf Rag” by Scott Joplin‚ is one of the most famous ragtime music known in modern times. The song is reminiscent of the last time I went to Disneyland‚ and is played commonly there by the pianists employed there having shows‚ which brings back good memories‚ therefore‚ making me biassed to say that it makes me feel happy and excited. Like ragtime is is known today‚ the tune is all solo piano‚ no vocals. The tune is upbeat and fast‚ and you can hear a lot of moving up and down the scale
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Smooth Jazz is a genre of music. As you can tell by its name‚ the music is quite smooth‚ cool. You can also tell that it doesn’t really use swingy rhythms. Some people call it Cool Jazz and it can also be called Contemporary Jazz‚ they’re all the same thing. Smooth Jazz started in 1985. It lost its popularity in 2008. People changed their tastes in music. They got more interested into more new and modern music. Smooth Jazz is like a combination of jazz and smooth R&B. In Smooth Jazz‚ the piano
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Upon first glance at the Guzman hall I was filled with anxiety as well as excitement as to what was to come. Prior to this semester I had not listened to any jazz music and I was unaware of any artists or songs. Therefore going to a jazz concert was a rare experience that I now cherish. When I first entered the hall I was greeted by a group of musicians called ‘The Stamps Jazz Quintet’‚ there were 4 musicians at the front of the hall and they were taking place. The musicians included Sam Hart who
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