Bebop jazz‚ which "slowly evolved from late swing and transition period jazz" (Jazz and the Beat Generation)‚ was quite a shock to the white population when it first appeared on the scene during the Depression. This intricate compilation of sounds became the staple for all that was anti-commercial and as much a part of African-American roots as possible. The reason for such separation between blacks and whites when bebop became so popular is that white musicians were in it for the commercial success
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The Jazz music of the Big Band Era was the pinnacle of more than thirty years of melodic advancement. Jazz was so creative and diverse that it could truly clear the world‚ changing the melodic styles of about each nation. Enormous band Jazz that makes the feet tap and the heart race with fervor that it is perceived with almost every kind of music. The melodic and social upset that achieved Jazz was an immediate consequence of African-Americans seeking after vocations in expressions of the human experience
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Concert Report Analysis of Coltrane Jazz Concert There is definitely a difference between seeing a live performance and listening to it on the radio or on a compact disc. Listening to live music is definitely a wonderful way to spend a Saturday night. I went to a jazz concert at the Bluebird. It was a beautiful experience. I thought it was a throw back to the days where television was in black and white. It was a very intimate setting between the band and the audience. The band was very
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Mus1104 Concert Review A Night of Jazz with the University Jazz Bands The concert I chose to attend was the University Jazz Bands’ Student Ensemble Concert on Wednesday‚ March 6‚ 2013. The concert featured two ensembles‚ both the Virginia Tech Jazz Ensemble and the Jazz Lab Band. At this concert‚ I was both a perceptive listener due to my knowledge of music and music performance‚ and a casual listener enjoying my friends performing a great concert. I enjoy my nature of listening because I can
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Gershwin biographer Isaac Goldberg wrote in 1931 that with the Rhapsody in Blue‚ George Gershwin "fired the jazz shot heard round the world." This symphonic jazz concerto may be the most famous piece of American classical music. Undoubtedly the most famous classical work of its own time‚ it was a serious concert work that contained elements of popular music in the 1920s including the style of jazz. Gershwin’s Rhapsody even remains a part of American popular culture today; its famous themes are heard
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part of the twentieth century. • The influence of Latin music in the us in the early part of the twentieth century was the start of a new genre of music called “Afro-Cuban Jazz” 2. What was the significance of "Machito and His Afro-Cubans"? • The significance of "Machito and His Afro-Cubans” was there creation of Afro-Cuban jazz. They also represented a bridge connect two very different worlds and making success with white people. 3. How did Dizzy Gillespie incorporate Latin music into his music
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Bebop Called also bop‚ bebop is a style of jazz with its characteristics being fast tempo‚ instrumental virtuosity and improvisation founded on the mixture of harmonic structure and melody. Its origins began in the early and mid-1940’s‚ where it became synonymous with modern jazz‚ as the two of them came to a certain maturity point in the 1960’s. Its roots were from New York City. The creation of bebop began by the interest of jazz performers to create a new genre where it counters the popular swing
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6/11/2007 Music 129: American Society & Its Music Dr. Jack Foote Bebop Jazz Developed in the 1940’s‚ bebop jazz expanded upon the restrictive and structured arrangements of big band music‚ changed the way music was enjoyed‚ and provided a foundation for future innovators of jazz music. Bebop was a revolutionary sound that captivated the audience due largely to the new found creative freedom of musical expression allowed by extensive improvisation. According to John Andrews (1998)‚ "Bop marked
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Butts Jazz Concert Report The concert I decided to go to was held in Valley Brewing Company. The event was called “Take 5‚ Jazz at the Brew”. I went to the show July 11‚ 2013. The group I saw didn’t have a name. It was just a group of people performing together. The concert hall was a very nice venue. It was on an extended closed off area past the common area at the bar. The area was very dim lit and was decorated very fancy and elaborate. The music that was played that night was Jazz. The group
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Jazz Concert Reflection Jazz is a musical style that began in African American communities in the southern United States around the beginning of the twentieth century. It was a new style of music that brought together music traditions from West Africa and Europe. Some of its West African musical influences give jazz its unique sound. Jazz has many different elements‚ which are improvisations‚ swinging‚ using blue notes‚ and combining different
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