Florida’s “Jazz Combo Night” in the Fine Arts Center’s Robinson Theatre. I had never been to a Jazz concert before and I wasn’t exactly sure what to expect since I haven’t really given much attention to jazz or jazz concerts before. I ended up having such a great experience and I even found myself mesmerized at times by the instruments and how beautiful they sounded being played. I am really grateful I attended the concert because I know have a much greater appreciation for live jazz music and even
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The concert that I reviewed is the Guitar Studio Recital featuring The Oakland University Saxo-Ensemble. I love listening to guitars so I figured that this was the perfect concert for me. It was very creative because the Saxophone players were dressed up as zombies and the composer was dressed up as death and he used his scythe to compose the ensemble. Halloween‚ being one of my favorite holidays‚ this was a nice surprise. I am glad that I attended this concert because it the pieces were not too
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I went to recital hour and heard The College Concert Jazz Band. They were a big band that consisted of various instruments such as: alto and tenor saxophones‚ trumpets‚ trombones‚ drums‚ bass‚ guitar and piano. They played Swing‚ Swing‚ Swing‚ Sunny Side of the Street‚ Bebop Charlie‚ which is a song that is a transition between swing and bebop‚ Blues for Sita‚ which was played by the big band and was intended to sound like a small band‚ It Had to be You‚ which featured a guest vocalist named Stav
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Casey Curran Event Critique Sprint Center: Zac Brown Band Concert I attended the Zac Brown Band concert at the Sprint Center located in Kansas City‚ Missouri. The event was on February 15 @ 7:00 p.m. I will discuss and go into further detail about my own personal experience related to the organization and structure of the event. I will also include information about security‚ the location of the event‚ parking for guests‚ vending‚ seating‚ lighting‚ heating‚ and overall entertainment of the event
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Personal Cultural Narrative Essay Background Information This essay examines my aesthetic cultural background and main influences throughout my life. I was born in Istanbul which is the capital city of Turkey; however‚ my father and mother were born in Konya. Turkey has played a major role in the history of the world. In regard to the fact that Turkey is an Islam country‚ Turkey’s importance in the world is really high. The main underlying reason for that is because Turkey is the only country
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Jazz is a mix of music from marching bands as well as blues and Ragtime. Jazz is a type of music genre that has black American origin and is characterized by a regular or forceful rhythm‚ improvisation‚ and syncopation. Jazz’s most common instruments are brass and woodwind instruments and piano although the guitar and violin are occasionally used. Some different styles of Jazz are Dixieland‚ swing‚ bebop‚ and free jazz. The history of Jazz started in the South in the United States. The foundation
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Bebop Jazz and The Beat Poets A throbbing pulsation of a drum with rapid‚ short strokes‚ a plucking sound form a string instrument‚ and a couple of lively voices come together to create rhythm and harmony‚ all while building a statement. An enormous crowd of dark bodies move to the beat of the harmonious sounds‚ some tenderly swaying‚ others aggressively thumping their feet. This scene is familiar to the nineteenth-century in New Orleans. Notorious architect‚ Benjamin Latrobe‚ had witnessed
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Spring 2012 Concert Report Two concerts I attended this semester were Steve Aoki and Datsik and “The Brown Bag Series.” Although two completely different music styles‚ they were both fun to attend and interesting to think about when considering their musical elements. Steve Aoki is an American electro house musician‚ record producer and founder of Dim Mak Record. Datsik is a Dubstep DJ and music producer from British Columbia‚ Canada. “The Brown Bag Series” was an instrumental concert consisting
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Blues and Jazz are different in several major ways. I. Blues and Jazz are different in terms of feeling. A. By performing or listening to the Blues‚ one is able to overcome sadness. 1. Blues is based on the music of African-American playing to express longing for better life and lost loves‚ jobs‚ and money. 2. Because African-American‚ in the past‚ did not know about music theory‚ they played out of major scale notes‚ and therefore‚ makes the feeling of sadness. B. Jazz sparks
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The Jazz Anecdotes by Bill Crow covers in detail about the History‚ definition‚ figures and in general in depth understanding of Jazz music. It’s Impossible to describe and name all the figures in a two page short essay‚ but I’ll do my best to fit as much as possible. According to the book: at first‚ the idea of pep and having a good time which was a Victorian morality against rebellion mentality shaped the idea of jazz. It became a rich and formal tradition of American music. Ragtime which was
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