3 July 2013 A New Jazz “Post-war America‚ Jazz and Heroin” by Zenga Longmore and James Baldwin’s “Sonny’s Blues” Life after the Second World War changed for many‚ including the previously jolly jazzmen in Harlem. Whether through conspiracy‚ a search to remedy the anxieties of a ‘struggling for image’ musician‚ or just something that was pressed as a requirement to belong‚ heroin certainly made its bleak presence known. Trumpeter Red Rodney once said‚ “Heroin became the thing that made
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From Jazz to Hip Hop New genres of music often start off with an underground following. As the music evolves it eventually loses its subversive feel. It is no longer revolutionary nor a creative art form‚ thus it becomes a product of popular culture found amongst the demographics of MTV. One popular style of music that grew by countering American culture is jazz. Today jazz is often compared to hip-hop; both art forms have grown from an underground following to counter American culture. Furthermore
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music that each have a certain sound or represent a certain time period in history. The two genres that I have selected are Opera and Big-band Jazz. These are two very diverse genres that have different musical elements‚ such as melody‚ rhythm‚ etc. The Opera piece is Purcell: Dido and Aeneas‚ Act III‚ Opening and Lament by Henry Purcell and the Big-band Jazz piece is Strayhorn: Take the A Train‚ by Duke Ellington Orchestra. Opera was very popular during the Baroque Era from the 1600’s to the early
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bandleader who gained fame by performing with his orchestra both in the Cotton Club in Harlem and in Europe. Regarded as a major figure in the development of jazz‚ Ellington identified his music as American music and adopted the phrase of his colleague Billy Strayhorn “beyond category” as a principle. Ellington started taking piano lessons locally at the age of seven and his mother insisted that he be aware of his manners and to live elegantly. Edgar McEntree‚ a longtime friend of Ellington‚ gave Ellington
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Authentic jazz dance pertains to the early development of the jazz style in the 1920’s. During this time period‚ jazz dance wa influenced by African American cultures that were introduced in different dance movements. Some dances introduced to the population during this time includes the Lindy Hop and the Charleston. These movements included swing dance and flapper movements that were expressed in ballrooms and social settings. These elements were the original forms of jazz dance that influenced
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Classical Music and Jazz Music Music has always been an important element for the humanity. Exist many different kinds of music. For purpose of this paper I’m going to compare classical music with jazz music. This two types of music belong to the category of complex art music. A comparison of classical and jazz music yield some similarities and different and could also lead to an appreciation of this two important category of music. The music called classical‚ was found in stores and performed
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In the film‚ The Jazz Singer‚ the protagonist‚ Jakie Rabinowitz‚ goes through a major character change in becoming Americanized. That is‚ in leaving his family’s Jewish faith‚ he adopts the attitude and culture of the American way of life. However‚ there are many phases and steps he takes in doing this along the way. The first signs are the feud between Jakie and his father and goes as far as his name changing and meeting with a Gentile. Because of these changes he chooses to make‚ his Jewish way
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The first time I was ever daunted sitting at a drum kit‚ was at my first gig with my high school jazz ensemble during my freshman year. It was the night of the Presidents Circle Dinner‚ an event dedicated to the individuals who donated a substantial amount of money to my school. All the people I had to impress. Not only was I new to playing in front of a crowd but I was also new to playing jazz itself. During the performance of C Jam Blues‚ the band director pointed at me‚ hinting that I‚ the second
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This was second time I listen to a Jazz concert in our school. Our players always keep a high quality of performance. Besides this relaxed type of performance I also used to go to Chopin’s symphony and other different kind of operas. Listen to a concert performed in the school and played by our schoolmates seems to be more joyful and comfortable. Our players might do not have a professional techniques or organized as the technical symphony orchestra. But their enjoyable and love of music are same
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The King of Jazz “I’m always thinking about creating. My future starts when I wake up every morning. Everyday I find something creative to do with my life” (Davis 4). Miles Davis is the individual that made jazz the way it is today. Miles Davis still is a leading and influential figure in jazz ( Davis 1). When most people hear the word trumpet‚ they automatically picture Miles. His weird personality and his bizarre characteristics‚ make him a legend in the music scene. Davis explored many different
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