The formal jazz concert was held at New England Conservatory- Jordan Hall Thursday‚ November 29‚ 2012. The New England Conservatory is well known for its contemporary improvisation program. The program was founded in 1972 by musical visionaries Gunther Schuller and Ran Blake‚ trains musicians to develop their composing‚ performing‚ and improvising skills. Several concerts have been held at N.E.C(New England Conservatory)‚ but the main theme of this specific one is "Rebirth of the Third Stream". "The
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JAZZ IMPROVISATION At the heart of jazz lies improvisation. Jazz improvisation is the process of spontaneously creating fresh melodies over the continuously repeating cycle of chord changes of a tune. Musical improvisation is the spontaneous creative process of making music while it is being performed. For example‚ improvisation is like speaking or having a conversation as opposed to reciting a written text. Most improvisation is structured‚ with certain predetermined structures shaping
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The CSUN Jazz A Band performed at the Valley Performing Arts Center on February 28‚ 2013 at 7:30 PM. The director‚ John Daversa‚ put together two sections of the show; the first section exhibited the works of Dee Barton‚ a local jazz musician that recently passed away and the second half introduced two renowned vocalists that accompanied the jazz band. The first vocalist was Renee Olstead‚ an entertaining vocalist with a strong and soulful voice. The second vocalist was Tierney Sutton who has an
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Concert Report Analysis of Coltrane Jazz Concert There is definitely a difference between seeing a live performance and listening to it on the radio or on a compact disc. Listening to live music is definitely a wonderful way to spend a Saturday night. I went to a jazz concert at the Bluebird. It was a beautiful experience. I thought it was a throw back to the days where television was in black and white. It was a very intimate setting between the band and the audience. The band was very
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Mus1104 Concert Review A Night of Jazz with the University Jazz Bands The concert I chose to attend was the University Jazz Bands’ Student Ensemble Concert on Wednesday‚ March 6‚ 2013. The concert featured two ensembles‚ both the Virginia Tech Jazz Ensemble and the Jazz Lab Band. At this concert‚ I was both a perceptive listener due to my knowledge of music and music performance‚ and a casual listener enjoying my friends performing a great concert. I enjoy my nature of listening because I can
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part of the twentieth century. • The influence of Latin music in the us in the early part of the twentieth century was the start of a new genre of music called “Afro-Cuban Jazz” 2. What was the significance of "Machito and His Afro-Cubans"? • The significance of "Machito and His Afro-Cubans” was there creation of Afro-Cuban jazz. They also represented a bridge connect two very different worlds and making success with white people. 3. How did Dizzy Gillespie incorporate Latin music into his music
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Bebop Called also bop‚ bebop is a style of jazz with its characteristics being fast tempo‚ instrumental virtuosity and improvisation founded on the mixture of harmonic structure and melody. Its origins began in the early and mid-1940’s‚ where it became synonymous with modern jazz‚ as the two of them came to a certain maturity point in the 1960’s. Its roots were from New York City. The creation of bebop began by the interest of jazz performers to create a new genre where it counters the popular swing
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Butts Jazz Concert Report The concert I decided to go to was held in Valley Brewing Company. The event was called “Take 5‚ Jazz at the Brew”. I went to the show July 11‚ 2013. The group I saw didn’t have a name. It was just a group of people performing together. The concert hall was a very nice venue. It was on an extended closed off area past the common area at the bar. The area was very dim lit and was decorated very fancy and elaborate. The music that was played that night was Jazz. The group
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Jazz Concert Reflection Jazz is a musical style that began in African American communities in the southern United States around the beginning of the twentieth century. It was a new style of music that brought together music traditions from West Africa and Europe. Some of its West African musical influences give jazz its unique sound. Jazz has many different elements‚ which are improvisations‚ swinging‚ using blue notes‚ and combining different
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was one of the greatest and most important figures in jazz history. Miles Dewey Davis III was a musician‚ composer‚ arranger‚ producer and bandleader all in one. Davis was at the forefront of almost every major development in jazz after World War 2. He was one of the most influential and innovative musicians of the twentieth century along with Charlie Parker and Louis Armstrong. His versatility landed him at the forefront of bebop‚ cool jazz‚ modal‚ hard bop and fusion (Kirker‚ 2005:1). His sound
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