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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1. Jelly Roll Morton- Pianist (1890-1941) He was a creole who went on the road performing after his family got kicked him out for performing at a prostitute house. 2. Buddy Bolden- Trumpeter (1877-1931) He was known as the “Father of Jazz”. However‚ due to his drinking habits and a full diagnosis of dementia praecox‚ he was admitted to the Louisiana State Insane Asylum at Jackson‚ a mental institution‚ where he spent the rest of his life. 3. Sidney Bechet- Clarinetist (1897-1959) He never recorded
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Jazz and blues are musical genres or styles that can also be regarded as two distinct American musical traditions. They are interrelated most likely because of the fact that they originated from the American South. The confusion in discerning the two genres is probably because of the numerous music crossovers that artists do these days. Hailing from New Orleans‚ jazz music was first known as “jass” then later dropped the two “ss” into “zz” which means “cool.” During the later part of the 19th century
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larke hails from Pittsburgh‚ Pennsylvania‚ born 1914. Originating from a musical family‚ he examined various instruments‚ including vibes and trombone‚ and also composition and music theory‚ while still in secondary school. As a young person‚ Clarke played in the groups of Leroy Bradley and Roy Eldridge. He on the road in the Midwest for quite a while with the Jeter-Pillars band‚ which likewise included bassist Jimmy Blanton and guitarist Charlie Christian. By 1935‚ Clarke finally moved to New York
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In The Miracle Worker‚ written by William Gibson‚ Helen Keller suffers from a horrible fever resulting in her becoming blind and deaf. Having difficulties growing up in Tuscumbia‚ Alabama in the 1880’s‚ she was isolated‚ untamable‚ and disruptive. With no clue how to get through to Helen; her parents enlist the help of Annie Sullivan. After countless efforts‚ Annie’s determination and empathy‚ as well as‚ Mrs. Keller support provide her with the tools to be successful in teaching in Helen. With
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David Sedaris writes about his experience taking guitar lessons in “Giant Dreams‚ Midget Abilities” after his father decided that he and his younger sisters should start a family music group. However‚ Sedaris has no desire to learn how to play guitar. His desire lies within singing jingles in the voice of Billie Holiday. Sedaris’ desire to sing in the voice of Billie Holiday is probably closely related to his sexual orientation‚ being gay‚ and his father’s passion for jazz music. There is an
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The story of Count Basie is very much the story of the great jazz band that he led for close to 50 years (1935-1984)‚ an orchestra with a distinctive sound‚ anchored by a subtle but propulsive beat‚ buoyed by crisp ensemble work and graced with legendary soloists still to date a catalogue of featured players which read like a Who’s Who of jazz. Perhaps the most impressive aspect of Count Basie band’s achievement was his steadfast perseverance in staying strong with a 50-year music run with several
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Coleman Hawkins’ Reign During the Harlem Renaissance A very big part of the 1920’s was the Harlem Renaissance also known as the "New Negro Movement." It brought out the art‚ music‚ and literature side of most African American people. This took place in New York and during the 1920’s and ended around the early 1940’s. Coleman Hawkins was an African American figure during the Harlem Renaissance that sparked jazz music. A modern figure that resembles Coleman Hawkins is BB King‚ who continues to promote
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3 July 2013 A New Jazz “Post-war America‚ Jazz and Heroin” by Zenga Longmore and James Baldwin’s “Sonny’s Blues” Life after the Second World War changed for many‚ including the previously jolly jazzmen in Harlem. Whether through conspiracy‚ a search to remedy the anxieties of a ‘struggling for image’ musician‚ or just something that was pressed as a requirement to belong‚ heroin certainly made its bleak presence known. Trumpeter Red Rodney once said‚ “Heroin became the thing that made
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With his Db-ish project‚ Canadian trumpeter Darren Barrett excavates voguish ground by merging different styles such as post-bop and hip-hop with a nice‚ cool touch‚ and then spicing it with the addition of electronic samples and other valuable soundscapes. Barrett’s music background includes a graduation at Berklee College of Music and the first place in the prestigious Thelonious Monk International Jazz Competition‚ as well as enriching collaborations with the likes of Elvin Jones‚ Jackie McLean
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