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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Sister Rosetta Tharpe Sister Rosetta Tharpe is an inevitable figure in music‚ especially when it comes to gospel music. Considered as “the Godmother of Rock and Roll”‚ Sister Rosetta Tharpe played a significant role in the further development of these genres and was a great influence on music stars such as Elvis Presley‚ Johnny Cash‚ Little Richard and many more (Graham‚ para. 2). Born in Arkansas in the year of 1915‚ Rosetta was an African-American and was raised by her evangelical mother‚ Katie
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Edward Kennedy “Duke” Ellington | | Brittany ThomasMay 2‚ 2012MUSC 1303-100Jason Passmore | | One of the greatest jazz bandleaders‚ arrangers‚ recording artist‚ and composers of all time is none other than Duke Ellington. Born on April 29‚ 1899 in Washington‚ D.C.‚ Ellington was destined for musical talent. His family was musically talented; both of his parents could play piano even though neither could read music. Ellington did not grow up in a poor family; and he had educational
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Early Jazz Combo Artists 1. Joe “King” Oliver- Joseph Nathan Oliver‚ better known as Joe "King" Oliver was born on December 19‚ 1881 and died on April 10‚ 1938. He was a jazz cornet player and bandleader. He was recognized for his playing style and his pioneering use of mutes in jazz as well as being a notable composer. 2. Kid Ory- Born Edouard Ory on December 25‚ 1886 and died on January 23‚ 1973(1973-01-23)‚ he was known in the history of jazz as being a trombonist and bandleader. In the
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decided to sing and she made her professional singing debut in 1931 at a small Harlem nightclub. She then continued to record for the first time only two years later. The jazz world did not recognize her music until 1935. She toured briefly with the Count Basie and Artie Shaw orchestras before becoming a big nightclub solo attraction in 1940. Her vocal style is considered to be one of the most original ever achieved; she sang with unique personality and distinguished herself as a professional artist
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On April 25‚ 1917 in Newport News Virginia‚ proud mother‚ Temperance‚ gave birth to her first little girl‚ who was soon to become one of the most accomplished jazz singers of all time (Verve Music Group). Tempie and Ella’s father William‚ bound together by common-law marriage‚ separated soon after she was born. Her mother then moved the two of them to Yonkers‚ NY where eventually they started a family with Joseph Da Silva‚ Tempie’s long-term boyfriend. Ella soon became a big sister when Francis was
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Walt Disney World Resort is the most visited vacation resort in the world. With 17‚536‚000 guest every year it has earned the title of ‘Happiest Place on Earth.’ Disney World contains 27‚258 acres of property. This property includes many building like themed resort hotels‚ non–Disney hotels‚ theme parks‚ water parks‚ golf courses‚ a camping resort‚ a shopping district‚ and other entertainment venues. Magic Kingdom is the first and original theme park to open in the Disneyworld followed by Epcot‚
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maintain his reputation with US investors‚ travelers‚ and government . During the roaring ‘20s‚ The US transitioned from the age of Dixieland and ragtime to swing and big band which lasted until the late 1940’s. The big names of the era included Count Basie‚ Duke Ellington‚ Benny Goodman‚ and Louie Armstrong. Swing
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Born in Hamlet‚ North Carolina on September 23‚ 1926‚ American Jazz saxophonist‚ John Coltrane‚ had transformed the world of Jazz with his unique style and ability to play numerous notes at one time (“John William”). Coltrane was enveloped with music his entire life as he performed in nightclubs and band halls with various well-known musicians such as Dizzy Gillespie‚ Duke Ellington‚ and Miles Davis. Although his experience in Jazz eventually led Coltrane to create his own band‚ his drug addiction
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organized criminal offence ruled the metropolis ‚ and the police seemed powerless to do anything against it. Classical music music was forgotten while malarky was spread throughout the land‚ and men like Bix Beiderbecke‚ Louis Armstrong ‚ and Numeration Basie became the heroes of the young. The flapper was born in the twenties‚ and with her bobbed hair and short skirt ‚ she symbolized perhaps more than anyone or anything else‚ America’s intermission with the past ‚" (Yancey‚ K.‚ 1989‚ English 102 Supplemental
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