Jazz flourished widely in the 1920’s‚ which was considered the Jazz age. In the 1920’s Jazz was a lifestyle to most people. Some fell in love with Jazz‚ while others hated it. People who liked Jazz were the passionate and urban people. Many white young boys and girls fell in love with jazz. Jazz was a way for them to be freed from the rural America. Jazz had originally come from New Orleans but job opportunities had opened up elsewhere causing many musicians to move out of New Orleans. This is what
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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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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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Reading the book “Jazz Anecdotes‚” by Bill Crow; it really gives the picture of what some of the first jazz musicians went through. This book introduces the jazz world as it really is. Throughout the book the stories reveal struggles‚ learning and teaching from one musician to another‚ discrimination‚ life on the road‚ and success. The different kind of characters and personalities is what makes this book interesting and come alive. In some of the stories of the book you sense personal and career
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Thinking About Diversity and Inclusion Denise Deibler SOC/315 February 6‚ 2012 Daphne E. Jones Thinking About Diversity and Inclusion What are the dimensions of cultural diversity? Identify and briefly explain the dimensions by referencing both textbooks. Some of the dimensions would be race‚ ethnic heritage‚ gender‚ age‚ sexual orientation‚ mental and physical abilities‚ and characteristics. These dimensions play an important impact on our early social life‚ as well as our life experiences. These
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In the 1900s‚ the Jazz Music outbreak was in full swing. There were many Jazz musicians such as Louis Armstrong‚ Kid Ory‚ and King Oliver who gave the world their soulful tunes by using musical instruments. A few years later‚ in 1920‚ the Jazz poetry movement started when several poets began to challenge each other’s rhythm and style. Both poetry and Jazz had many similarities which resulted in merging the two art forms‚ making jazz poetry. T.S. Eliot‚ E.E. Cummings‚ and Ezra Pound were just a handful
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1. List the main character(s) the main characters in Case Study F is the artist Karen Finley (Oster 253). 2. Give a brief review? A brief overview of the classical Jazz at the Lincoln Center was the subject of discussion in fall 1990. (Oster251) The trustees and their staff debated of turning four-year-old jazz program into an independent performing arts organization like the Metropolitan Opera or the New York City Ballet. (Oster251) This new independent program would argue that this new independent
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1. What is the project Mr. Rutland is trying to manage? Has it stayed the same? Mr. Rutland’s project is to establish a National Jazz Hall of Fame that will include a museum‚ archives‚ and concert center in Charlottesville‚ VA. The project initially started out as a means to save the Paramount Theatre in Charlottesville‚ VA‚ however the NJHF soon became the predominant project. While the overall goal has remained consistent since the inception of the NJHF project‚ several major changes have occurred
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On the Lisgar CI senior music night‚ the four music ensembles performed their favourite pieces for an audience of parents and students. I attended to critique the performance of the Senior Jazz Band. The band‚ conducted by Mr. Arrigo‚ looked sharp as almost all members were wearing full black concert dress. They played three jazzy pieces‚ which were each different and fun in their own way‚ and they nailed each one. First of all‚ the sound quality was impressive‚ and the instruments blended well
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Benny Goodman really drew my attention after watching the film about him in Jazz class a few weeks ago. I was very surprised to see that his instrument of choice was the clarinet. I didn’t think the clarinet t was that influential in the musical world until I learned more about Benny. From the film I learned about how his father wanted his children to pick up music because he wanted them to make a career out of something they loved. Benny’s father was a tailor and according to the film he wasn’t
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