Kaixin Peng Instructor: Kevin O’Neal Music 33 11/24/13 Second Concert Report I went to Mr. O’Neal’s second jazz concert today‚ which took place at a little bit far but very nice jazz studio in San Pedro. There was a beautiful neighborhood nearby‚ and it was the first time I’ve ever been to San Pedro. I was kind of tired since I went there right after I got off from work‚ but I still be excited and couldn’t wait for the wonderful music. My friends and I had a seat before the concern really started
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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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Utah State Big Bands presented a tribute to Pepper Adams on Wednesday‚ April 5th at the Performance Hall with two groups performing we were sure in for a wonderful evening full of Jazz. The first group‚ the Jazz Ensembles‚ was led by Greg Wheeler. The first piece was “Lost Mind” the stand out of this piece was the Alto Saxophonist‚ Kyle Merrill. He stood out and grabbed my attention more so than the other soloist during this piece. His solo had a rich sound‚ along with a smooth and swingy rhythm
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The earliest times in jazz had been looked more of an art because of the new techniques more expansive harmonies‚ expansive harmonies‚ and more. Breaking through the swing era‚ modern jazz became an outbreak with its complex harmonies one would actually say that modern jazz was influenced by the drastic changes in the swing era. Expecting the role of entertainment African Americans dominated jazz even with racism boiling and hate crimes trending white bands would still manage to incorporate African
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One of the biggest innovation created in the 1920’s was jazz. Jazz is a combination of African American rhythms and european melodies. Jazz clashed with the old mainly because it gave African Americans more acceptance. African Americans were now allowed to perform in places that only allowed white people. It also brought people of all cultures and races together. Now people of different colors‚ religion‚ etc can have a common interest. Jazz wasn’t always popular. At first the genre was looked down
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program must be turned in with your paper; papers submitted without programs will not be accepted. Printed PDF programs and Xerox copies will also not be accepted. Be advised that a well-attended performance may run out of programs; be sure to arrive early to get a program. STYLE Write your paper in the first person. This is about your concert experience and your reactions. Avoid jargon‚ slang‚ and wordiness. Points will be deducted for grammatical and spelling errors. CONTENT What do you
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I attended a jazz concert at a theater. The audience was extremely respectful and encouraging towards the musicians. They clapped after every performance and particularly after every single solo. I did not notice this until the director thanked the audience for that. I thought that was such a sweet gesture. The atmosphere was great. Even though this was a university concert‚ it was as if I was attending a formal one. The first piece‚ Hard Sock Dance by Quincy Jones and Earnest Bailey reflected the
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Jazz is just one of the many genres of music in the world‚ but almost anyone can recognize a musical piece as jazz by the rhythm or the improvisation. However‚ there is more to jazz than the rhythm and improvisation; there is also the chorus structure‚ harmonic progression‚ and the instrumentation. In addition‚ an important element of jazz is the ensemble because it mixes different harmonizing instruments used in jazz to produce a singular sound as demonstrated by the UIC Jazz Ensemble. The UIC Jazz
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New York City‚ Artie Shaw would become one of the top bandleaders in the swing era. He began his musical career as a highly sought-after alto saxophone player in the New York area‚ and was able to benefit from the growth of radio and studio recordings. As he perfected his technical ability with various dance bands‚ he was still relatively unknown in the early 30’s when he began to focus exclusively on the Clarinet while Swing music began to grow in popularity. While we may carefully analyze the
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the swing of a pendulum will be the star of this chapter. First‚ I will describe how the weight of the bob in the swing of a pendulum affects the amount of swings that a pendulum can swing in a certain amount of time. If the bob is light‚ like a penny or a paper clip‚ the pendulum can swing a large amount of times because the pendulum does not have a lot of weight to carry at the end of it. If the bob at the end of the string is heavy‚ like a half-dollar or a quarter‚ the pendulum cannot swing as
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