Jazz dance dates all the way back to 5‚000 – 9‚000 years ago. Although many people believe that jazz dance originated from United States‚ it actually came from early African cultures. In Africa‚ natives danced to celebrate cycles of life such as birth‚ puberty‚ marriage‚ and death. Child‚ adults‚ and the elderly depended on jazz dance to express their culture and beliefs. People from Africa who were later sold into the slave trade around the late 1800’s to mid 1900’s brought the dance with them
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Prowl was a mech not used to being touched. It was to be expected after all. The only person who ever touched him without it being a part of their job was Jazz. Jazz was a unique mech who was always physical with his appreciation of people. It was the different cultures on Cybertron that led to their stances on physical touch. Jazz was a mech who thrived on touching and being touched whereas Prowl could enjoy it but it was something he didn’t care going without. He’d gotten used to Jazz’s touch
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Jazz has been in the white house almost as long as it has existed‚ but on national jazz day‚ which is April 30th‚ President Obama hosted a jazz concert. This concert featured a wide variety of artists including Chick Corea‚ Robert Glasper‚ Esperanza Spalding‚ Aretha Franklin‚ Wayne Shorter‚ and many others. During this performance‚ there are thirteen different “groups” or different artists that sung at the white house for jazz day. The first performance after president Obama spoke was Aretha
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Blue Like Jazz Blue Like Jazz is a semi autobiography that heavily includes the spiritual realm. The main religion mentioned within the movie is that of Christianity‚ and the idea of following God. Donald Miller’s journey from being a stereo-typical Southern Baptist to a crazy partier and on to what he feels is appropriate is seen and includes all ends of extremes of Christianity‚ atheism‚ and paganism. The supernatural is a major component of life throughout the entire movie. In the beginning
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Jazz: The History The music called Jazz was born sometime around 1895 in New Orleans. It combined elements of Ragtime‚ marching band music and Blues. What made Jazz such a different perspective of traditional music was its act of improvising. There was a widespread use of improvisation often by more than one player at a time. Songwriters would write the music down on a piece of paper‚ and then the Jazz musicians would try their best to play the music. Usually in a Jazz piece‚ musicians would
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MUS 113 History of Jazz November 5th 2010 Jazz Artist Paper “Bird Lives” Charlie Parker is with no question one of the most influential and important jazz players of the 1940’s. This man had such a talent and passion for playing the saxophone‚ more specifically the Alto Saxophone. Charlie’s Jazz era was during the Bee-bop phase of jazz. Bee-bop jazz differed from the other types because it used scales instead of chords‚ had small combos‚ and was built on rephrases of popular songs. Charlie
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Shaquel Smith Professor Dr. Anna Nisnevich (Masterman) Intro to Western Art Music 11 April 2011 Concert Connections: Critique and Comparison of a Classical Concert and Jazz Band Concert Superb musicianship and masterful command of instrument take the stage at the Heinz Hall‚ the home of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra. For this day‚ the orchestra is playing the classic works of three legendary composers: Schumann‚ Liszt‚ and Strauss. As I took my seat I realized that this place is packed
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Jazz Influence on the 20th Century Jazz is considered one of the most influential types of music in American history. Some of the greatest artists in the world have contributed to the success jazz has had not only on American history‚ but throughout the world. Jazz music has come to serve as the base of many music styles in the United States. This paper will explain the history of jazz‚ where it all came from‚ and the effect it has had on the American culture in the 20th century. To
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How Does Music Affect Us? What can music do to us? How can it affect us? Music is proven to alter our moods and outlook in life. Different genres of music have different effects on us. Let’s say for example rock music‚ it tends to waken us from our sleeping senses and may create a lively outlook or mood for a period of time‚ but let us still remember that effects of music vary from people to people. Taking rock music into consideration again‚ while some people get their positive mood and high
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Johnny Mendez 9a2 Age of Uncertainty Paper During the aftermath of WWI‚ the world was recovering from massive attacks and damages through out the war years. During this time things started changing for the better‚ advancements in certain fields such as technology and science‚ and for the worse‚ events and leaders (Hitler‚ Mussolini) leading to World War II. People were experiencing new ideas that revolutionaries
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