Gregory Oliver Hines was a great tap dancer and started to tap dance when he was young. he was one of the first famous African American tap dancers in the U.S. and was also a jazz tap dancer‚ singer‚ actor‚ musicians‚ and creator of improvised tap choreography. He was born in New York City‚ the son of Maurice Hines Sr. and Alma Hines. He began dancing at the age of not-quite-three‚ turned professional at age five‚ and for fifteen years performed with his older brother Maurice
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Charlie Barnet was one of the first to integrate his band. Glenn Miller successful band leader. Signature music: "In the Mood." Played trombone in the Dorsey brothers. Played in Ben Pollack’s band. Bud Powell piano‚ instrumental in the development of bebop. Kenny Clarke House drummer at Minton’s playhouse. Jay McShann pianist and band leader; his band features the likes of Ben Webster and Charlie Parker. Swing Street reference to 52nd street which hosted major jazz clubs during
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Case 72 Swan-Davis‚ Inc. Bond and Stock Valuation Swan-Davis‚ Inc. (SDI) manufactures equipment for sale to large contractors. The company was founded in 1976 by Tom Stone‚ the current chairman‚ and it went public in 1980 at $1 per share. The stock currently sells for $15‚ Stone owns 14 percent of the shares‚ and other officers and directors control another 13 percent. The industry is cyclical‚ and competition is strong‚ so profits are some-what unstable. Tables 1‚ 2‚ and 3 provide historical
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of his “comedic style” and his fame as an actor‚ all exemplify how charismatic leadership can be effective. Charismatic leadership (and more broadly‚ transformational leadership) is especially relevant in this case‚ as the recall election of Gray Davis can be described as a “crisis” – and charismatic leadership is especially effective in such times. A discussion of charismatic leadership can also lead into trait and implicit theories of leadership‚ with emphasis placed on Schwarzenegger’s physical
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around. He has worked with Santana‚ Chicago‚ Herbie Hancock‚ Whitney Houston and Bob Dylan. (http://rayherrmann.com) B. John Coltrane Nicknamed “Trane by his friends. He worked with some of the greats in jazz such as Dizzy Gillespie‚ Miles Davis and Thelonious Monk. Repertoire: What are the most famous pieces written for your chosen instrument? Submit a list of five famous pieces written for the instrument‚ and two (2) sites that were sources for the information. Here’s a site that might
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Dexter Gordon was a Jazz saxophonist. He was born February 27‚ 1923 in Los Angeles California. Many people know Mr. Gordon because of bebop. This style of play is what brought him fame. Gordon played amongst many jazz greats like Charlie Parker‚ Charles Mingus‚ and Buddy Collette to name a few. Gordon started to play at the age of 13. His first instrument was the clarinet but quickly after he decided to take up the tenor saxophone at the age of 17. Music was always popular around the Gordon household
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warming‚ and the potential dangers that goes with it has been a topic‚ which needs to be fixed. Clean coal technologies (CCN) are methods that will... An Inconvenient Truth - Documentary 2 The 2006 documentary‚ An Inconvenient Truth‚ directed by Davis Guggenheim gained several awards due to the bold message that gained its audience attention worldwide. Former... Restoring Posterior Teeth Posterior teeth can be restored with amalgam‚ composite resin or glass ionomers. Compare and contrast these
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are too many Genes!”Luigi’s brother tony taught him to sing and dance at a young age. Eugene began singing and dancing for pennies on street corners. He performed in local talent shows and toured as a singer with a performing orchestra named Bernie Davis Orchestra. Eugene was winning local dance contests by the time he was 10 and went on to perform in vaudeville as a singer‚ dancer and acrobat‚ touring the Midwest and Northeast. Before he was out of his teens he was touring
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and approach to soloing. However‚ Dizzy Gillespie‚ with work with Charlie Parker‚ gave great contribution to the development of the styles of Bebop‚ Swing‚ Latin‚ and Afro-Cuban‚ and influence to many other musicians‚ especially trumpeters of Miles Davis‚ Jon Faddis‚ Fats Navarro‚ Clifford Brown‚ and Arturo Sandoval‚ as well as many
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path and identity. This may be due to the fact that the media manipulates this transfer of knowledge to ensure we agree with certain ideas and experiences. A Man with Five Children by Nick Enright and the documentary An Inconvenient Truth composed by Davis Guggenheim explores how living within the global village can alter an individual’s identity and specific choices resulting in both limiting and extending their individual freedom. Media has the power to reshape individual choices which can have a
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