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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that had been transformed into a small concert hall for the evening. The name of the venue was “Makeout Reef” it is hidden in plain sight in the Elliotborough neighborhood on the cross streets of Bogard and Percy. Three bands played before the main act‚ Triathalon. At first glance the concert seemed to be fairly disorganized‚ like more of a house party than a legitimate concert. The venue’s main entrance had a large table with entrance prices‚ future concert dates‚ and the programming for the evening
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On November 29th‚ 2016 I attended a symphonic band concert at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. The performers in this symphonic band were full of students who are enrolled at UNCG. At this concert there were plenty of instruments being played such as; flute‚ oboe‚ bassoon‚ clarinet‚ saxophone‚ horn‚ trumpet‚ trombone‚ euphonium‚ tuba‚ double bass‚ piano‚ and percussion. In this specific concert there happen to be no soloist‚ the performers performed each piece of music together. The
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What about the nineteen twenties‚ the jazz age? This new sound called jazz is music became recently discovered that’s how it begun. To anyone that lived in this era had a blast en-joying new sound of music. The 1920S were known as the “Jazz Age or era”‚ this dec-ade started when the our American soldiers were coming back home and had won the greatest international conflict in our history and had to be dealt with nervous energy stored up and even in the unexpended into the war. Anew president had
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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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offer concerts or recreational activities for students‚ and one of them is Miami Dade College. On April 19‚ 2017 the college offered a concert in which many of the student’s participated; indeed‚ professors and guests were there and helped with the event. The concert was about music and poetry‚ both of them were sang and with them‚ many instruments. Also‚ there were many people there and all of them were enjoying the event‚ as well as I did. Many famous songs were played as covers in the concert; songs
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The words that describe the Jazz Age are that it is “associated with sophistication‚ modernism‚ exuberance‚ consumerism and decadence‚ and the introduction of jazz music.” Jazz music originated in New Orleans. Louis Armstrong is believed to have put Jazz on the musical map. Developing in speakeasy cellars‚ not everyone approved of or appreciated Jazz. Ragtime‚ Jazz and music from Broadway musicals dominated the Jazz Age. Jelly Roll Morton‚ King Oliver‚ Louis “Satchmo” Armstrong
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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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Charles Mingus‚ an icon in the Jazz world “only second to Duke Ellington (CHARLES MINGUS BIO). Mingus played a very important role in the development of jazz music‚ he left his mark on the world that got him a lot of recognition. Along with a plethora of grants that were donated to him and the different organizations that were centered on him. He was also honored in New York City by having a “Charles Mingus Day” dedicated to him and many other dedications and assortments of honoring’s (CHARLES MINGUS
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What was the impact of the Jazz Age? The Jazz Age showcased the talents of African American artists and influenced new genres in the future such as modal jazz‚ hard bop‚ rhythm and blues‚ gospel‚ and many more. The Jazz Age also impacted the literary world through jazz poetry‚ a type of poetry that imitates jazz-like rhythms and improvisation. Jazz led to dance crazes such as the Charleston‚ a dance named after the South Carolina town of Charleston. Young people danced dances such as the Charleston
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