The Jazz Age Jazz music was an African American form of music derived from a mix of blues‚ ragtime. It was created in in the 1920’s solely for entertainment and the love of the sounds colliding with each other to make a tune .The "Jazz Age" was a period of many Political‚ Economic and Social changes when Americans cast aside old social conventions in favor of new ideas.(history) When the style of music “ jazz “ was created‚ it traveled fast. It went from New Orleans‚ to Chicago‚ to New York and
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The interpretation of jazz style is crucial to the element of rhythmic groove in any jazz ensemble performance. Today‚ many written arrangements for both large and small jazz ensembles are well marked with articulations and expression markings. However‚ in some cases there is nothing to guide the instructor or student. This book addresses some of the articulation and style situations that are commonly found in jazz music. These situations can be generalized into a set of guidelines that can be used
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History of Jazz Midterm 1.) Edward Kennedy “Duke” Ellington was an American jazz composer‚ pianist‚ and bandleader who has been one of the most influential musicians in jazz. The Duke has released countless albums and songs‚ but not many know of his triumph as a musical theatre composer. Duke Ellington’s 1941 Jump For Joy was the first theatre show to openly discard the African- American stereotypes which prevailed in the arts at the time. In fact Jump for Joy openly discussed these stereotypes
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minutes of music‚ crop and weather forecasts‚ and information on soil improvements‚ debuted on National Broadcasting Company in 1928. In 1923‚ a farmer from Missouri said‚ “We hillbillies out in the sticks look upon radio as a blessing direct from God. We farmers are going broke anyway‚ but we like to have our radios to sort of ease the pain” (“Mass Culture: Radio‚ Music‚ and Movies”). Movies were also adapted to the needs of communities. Eastern European
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The CSUN Jazz A Band performed at the Valley Performing Arts Center on February 28‚ 2013 at 7:30 PM. The director‚ John Daversa‚ put together two sections of the show; the first section exhibited the works of Dee Barton‚ a local jazz musician that recently passed away and the second half introduced two renowned vocalists that accompanied the jazz band. The first vocalist was Renee Olstead‚ an entertaining vocalist with a strong and soulful voice. The second vocalist was Tierney Sutton who has an
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JAZZ IMPROVISATION At the heart of jazz lies improvisation. Jazz improvisation is the process of spontaneously creating fresh melodies over the continuously repeating cycle of chord changes of a tune. Musical improvisation is the spontaneous creative process of making music while it is being performed. For example‚ improvisation is like speaking or having a conversation as opposed to reciting a written text. Most improvisation is structured‚ with certain predetermined structures shaping
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George Benson performed at the Java Jazz Festival with his orchestra behind him supporting his every note. This performance was in tribute to Nat King Cole. George Benson showed out while performing on the stage in front of hundreds of people with both upbeat songs and calming songs. The overall performance was highly interesting with the combination of different jazz songs and the different rhythms and meanings. Their stage presence was very professional‚ but they also had fun with their performance
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Jazz Poetry in the 1920’s Jazz Poetry can be defined as poetry that demonstrates jazz-like rhythm or the feeling of improvisation. During the 1920’s many poets began to experiment with the conventional forms of writing with rhythm which led to the invention of Jazz Poetry. Poetry and Jazz seemed to both evolve into each other which led to the merge that became known as "Jazz Poetry". Jazz poetry has been an unorthodox style of writing since it was invented in the 1920’s
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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 with a type of music which is
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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 appreciate the music on many
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