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 black culture. BB King is still alive and light on his feet and playing music with the same passion that he had when he was young.(Geffen) The Harlem Renaissance
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Life and Contribution to Jazz Music Jazz is considered to be one of the most influential music genres of the world. It is said to have developed out the unique experiences of the black man in America (Levert). Jazz was born in the city of Storyville‚ New Orleans . For many years during the post American Civil War period‚ Storyville was acknowledged as corrupt and as a sanctuary for every form of low life (Shadwick). It is said by many legends and folklores that jazz developed in the in the Storyville
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musicians developed the rhythms of the Jazz. African American artists began to experiment with different styles and sounds of music. These sounds mixed together to create a new kind of music‚ which is known today as Jazz. The style was danceable and upbeat. This genre of music was popular in America‚ England and Australia.It was appreciated by the general public not just by African Americans. Technology has played an important role in the development of Jazz. By the 1930’s radios were present in
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American jazz vocalist Ella Fitzgerald was the “first lady” of singing‚ swing‚ bebop‚ and ballads. Her career spanned over sixty years‚ she sold millions of records‚ and won multiple Grammy awards. She known all over the world. Ella Fitzgerald greatly impacted the way jazz music is today through her use of scatting and her perfect voice. Ella Fitzgerald did not become the “first lady” of these things overnight. She had to go through hardships in order to get to that point. Ella Fitzgerald was born
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The narrator lives underground‚ steals electricity‚ and listens to jazz records in his humble dwelling‚ choosing to remain underground so he can document his life story. The narrator chronicles his experience as a black man living in America‚ and his internal conflict between his desire to succeed in the world of the white
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explaining are her life‚ her musical career and what lead her to become famous‚ and one of her songs called “Strange Fruit” with the background story behind the song’s meaning. We decided to do this project because she’s known to be one of the best jazz singer back then and we wanted to know how and why she was so interested in music. Discovering the story behind her song “Strange Fruit” and what she faced during her childhood perked our interest and that’s what motivated us to choose her more.
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Yugoslavia‚ Romania and Bulgaria. The first song made a tempo of the whole concert. Louis Armstrong began the performance with «When It Is Sleepy Time Down South»‚ this swing song with slow tempo and Armstrong’s wonderful solo part is now considered as a jazz standard‚ followed by «Indiana» with piano solo by Billy Kyle‚ bass solo by Arvell Shaw‚ clarinet solo by Eddie Shu‚ trombone solo by Tyree Glenn and outstanding instrumental session in general. Louis Armstrong was the best trumpet player of this era
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James Reese Europe and Will Marion Cook were leaders of the most popular “Syncopated” music groups of the day. TRUE Mary Lou Williams was the most important female Violinist in the century. FALSE Count Basie is credited with inventing a piano accompaniment style‚ the name is derived from the words “accompanying” and “Complementing” known as Comping One of many mutes used by brass players to change the sound of their instrument is known as Plunger Mute In 1938‚ promoter John Hammond put together
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behind or on top of the beat(especially with young and/or unseasoned musicians)‚ the rest of the band or someone in the rhythm section may adjust to their time potentially causing the music to speed up or slow down. Barry’s trio(all seasoned older jazz musicians) had very minimal tempo fluctuations but had a tremendous amount of breath within the beats. Their maturity and experience in life and playing this music for such a long time has granted them with the utmost patience and composure which
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Saturday‚ August 26th‚ the Charlie Parker Jazz Festival (the New York City’s largest free outdoor performing arts festival is celebrating its 25th year)‚ happened at Harlem’s Marcus Grave Park with an attractive lineup. The rising singer Charenee Wade opened this day with songs of her latest record Offering: The Music Of Gil Scott-Heron And Brian Jackson. The greatest moments of the concert arrived with “Home is Where the Hatred Is”‚ where groovy funk and swinging jazz in its purest tradition cohabit‚ and
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