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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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    Jazz Music during the Industrial Revolution The American Industrial Revolution included major changes in technology‚ manufacturing‚ agriculture‚ transport and music. The arts were maintained and enhanced as the economy was improving. Significantly‚ the history of jazz began in the late 1800s along with the Industrial revolution. Jazz was a type of music that has originated in the United States. Also‚ jazz music greatly impacted the Industrial Revolution era. Initially‚ jazz originated

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    The music of the early 20th century was heavily jazz and blues. The bases of jazz music were influenced by the field hollers‚ hymns‚ and work songs from African Americans in the 1800s. Until 1901‚ improvisation‚ the style of Dixieland‚ created the genre of jazz‚ where every performer is playing different rhythms and tunes at the same time. Cornet player‚ Louis Armstrong‚ changed the Dixieland style and gave the idea for players to perform separate solos at different times. In the 1930s‚ Swing was

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    On Thursday‚ April 21st‚ I had the opportunity to attend a jazz combos concert. I took it upon myself to attend this concert because of my interest for jazz and all that goes along with this genre of music. This concert involved two different groups of musicians performing music in the typical laid back fashion that most jazz performances are played in. Throughout this reaction I will give a few things I liked and disliked about these two groups of performers and specifically what intrigued me about

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    Four Seasons It is difficult to define Jazz music‚ as there are many different styles and movements. A brief definition of Jazz would be: American music that originated in New Orleans around 1900 and characterized by propulsive syncopated rhythms‚ polyphonic ensemble playing‚ improvisatory‚ virtuosic solos‚ melodic freedom‚ and a harmonic idiom ranging from simple diatonicism through chromaticism to atonality. 1 But this does not tell everything about Jazz. Jazz developed from Ragtime around 1900 and

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    Concert Report The name of the concert that I attended was called “TCU Jazz Combos” and featured a variety of jazz compositions. This concert took place in the Pepsico Recital Hall on November 14‚ 2012 at 7:00 in the evening. The event was casual; however‚ I chose to wear khaki pants and a button down shirt because I was not certain as to what the dress code would be. The performers’ names and their respective instruments were Mike Korson- Saxophone‚ Garrett Wingfield- Saxophone‚ Luke Wingfield-

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    A COMPARISON OF JAZZ AND CLASSICAL MUSIC AND THEIR EFFECT ON MUSICIANS by Amy XXXXXX A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for College Level Writing University of La Verne 4 November 2011 Abstract A thesis presented on the history of jazz as compared to classical music and the effects on musicians‚ beginning with the birth of jazz‚ and covering the twentieth century. Berliner (1994)

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    American History Midterm Paper 3/01/12 Progressivism is an umbrella label for a wide range of economic‚ political‚ social‚ and moral reforms. These included efforts to outlaw the sale of alcohol; regulate child labor and sweatshops; scientifically manage natural resources; insure pure and wholesome water and milk; Americanize immigrants or restrict immigration altogether; and bust or regulate trusts. Drawing support from the urban‚ college-educated middle class‚ Progressive reformers sought to

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    Bud Powell falls into the category of the jazz style of bebop. This style began in the 1940s and was something totally unexpected. It had really fast tempos‚ which were unusual for jazz at the time.”This was not dance music‚ and it was never really intended to be popular. It was jazz for the artists themselves and for the true jazz lovers.”(Hopkins Lesson 7). But become popular it did. Not only that but it “established the primacy of virtuosic solo improvisation” (Hopkins Lesson 7). In this sense

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    Carolyn Fang Music 13 Professor Greg Stier 2011-05-01 Spring Jazz Band Concert Report On Friday‚ April 29‚ 2011‚ I went to see Spring Jazz Concert at Sophia B. Clarke Theater. Most of performers have great instrument skill and show us a wonderful music. Each movement highlights the character‚ range‚ and technical abilities of an individual instrument‚ all of pieces stand on their own as intricate musical gems. The show was divided for two parts‚ and they have different

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