"Different Drummers: Jazz in the Culture of Nazi Germany" by Michael Kater There has only been one moment in history when jazz was synonymous with popular music in the country of its origin. During the years of‚ and immediately prior to World War II‚ a subgenre of jazz commonly referred to as swing was playing on all American radio stations and attracting throngs of young people to dancehalls for live shows. But it wasn’t only popular amongst Americans; historian Michael H. Kater‚ in his book
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October 2010 Jazz in Terms of a Beatnik’s Words Jazz poetry can be defined as poetry that "demonstrates jazz-like rhythm or the feel of improvisation”. As members of the Beat generation began to embrace aspects of African-American culture‚ the art of jazz poetry shifted its focus from racial pride and individuality to impulsiveness‚ spontaneity‚ and freedom‚ which are all themes in The Subterraneans written by Jack Kerouac. In this case‚ both jazz poetry and jazz music were seen as influential
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attended the Sac State Vocal Jazz Ensembles. The show began with special guests Christian Brothers Vocal Jazz. This young group of singers were extremely talented for their age. They held their harmonies and expressed their talents in each piece they performed. It was quite impressive and heartwarming because these students looked so into the music that it showed the passion they have for singing and vocal jazz. Following these talented young students‚ the Sac State Jazz Singers came on stage and did
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Name: Tutor: Course: Date: Comparing and contrasting Jazz choreographers There are a variety of dancing styles in the world today. Some jazz dances originated from the African American vernacular dances in the 1950s. Some jazz dances can be traced back to the Caribbean communities. Over time‚ jazz dance has evolved and become a sophisticated type of dance that requires intensive training to attain perfection. Today‚ modern jazz choreographers‚ define the art and the genre as it exists‚ however
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Jazz develop and revolutionize the music we hear on the radio today. Jazz began in the south. “The migrants from the South brought with them new ideas and a new kind of music called jazz.” (10) It slowly entered the north‚ spreading diversity. “ It started with the african American musicians and its appeal quickly spread to large section of society.” (Pop culture pg24). It became a popular form of music and entertainment. The smooth‚ soothing tunes traveled across the entire country as more people
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only have a small part to do with the actual book‚ but the title Jazz by Toni Morrison is significant throughout the whole book. This is because Jazz was a very popular music style in the 1920s‚ which is around the time the book is set. During that time‚ Jazz was very popular in the African American culture‚ this is significant because the main characters of the book are African American. Toni Morrison incorporates elements of Jazz music throughout the whole book‚ she does this by using rhythmic sentence
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During the 1920’s‚ a new style of jazz became highly popular. Big bands began to dominate the jazz scene. The big band era was split into two different styles: “hot” jazz and “sweet” jazz. Jelly Roll Morton and Paul Whiteman were two bandleaders and composers who were highly recognized and well-known during this musical time period. Jelly Roll Morton was highly influential in the “hot” jazz genre‚ while Paul Whiteman became celebrated for his “sweet” jazz music. Two songs that mark each musician’s
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Tap & Jazz! A Skill For A Lifetime! As a child I wasn’t able to participate in too many activities. I had two other siblings and it just wasn’t feasible for my parents to enroll us in a lot of extracurricular events. My sister took ballet as a child. I would attend classes with her and I would watch her perform her routines. I became interested in what she did but I didn’t think “ballet” was for me‚ but I did want to participate in some form of performing arts. I liked to dance but ballet was too
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Jazz Music Developed in about 1900‚ Jazz music has been an influence in many artist’s work‚ from painting to other forms of music. Jazz is an American music form that was developed from African-American work songs. Jazz music was developed about 1900 by black Americans. It possesses an identifiable history and describable stylistic evolution. European classical music‚ American blues‚ and South American songs and rhythms came together to form what became known as jazz. Jazz has borrowed from black
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Before going to the jazz showcase I only had three previous experiences with live music and for the most part those experiences were not acoustic sessions but had more synthetic instruments. Due to this I was excited to go to this performance because it would be something that I had never experienced before. I had a pretty good idea of what the experience would be like since we talked about it in class and also because I have listened to jazz music in the past. Despite this there were still a few
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