October 14‚ 2011 Seeing Ragtime and Blues as Parents of Jazz Jazz is a music genre that has complex characteristics and history of development and thus many musicians and scholars face troubles in defining what jazz is. In general‚ jazz is believed to have born in New Orleans. Jazz developed for the pleasure of the social dancers. According to the “Understanding Jazz: What Is Jazz?” of John F. Kennedy center for the Performing Arts‚ Jazz was created mainly by Afro-Americans‚ and had elements of
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Name: Nairovy Ramirez RESEARCH PAPER PREPARATION To give students feedback in preparation of the Research Paper‚ I am asking that you turn in the following: 1) the name of the topic you chose‚ 2) a listing of three appropriate references in APA style‚ 3) practice in paraphrasing so as to avoid plagiarism‚ and 4) an outline of your paper listing the topics and subtopics (Outline is worth 2 points). A sample outline sheet is attached
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For this Jazz concert report‚ I chose to attend the opening night of the 2013 Brubeck Festival on Monday‚ March 18th from 7-9:30pm in Stockton‚ at Valley Brew’s Take 5. I had never been to Valley Brew before and was pleasantly surprised of the warm and casual ambiance. The building had a Chicago-type feel with brick walls‚ and exposed ducts and pipes; super laid back. The south end of the building away from the restaurant and main bar is where the Jazz concert was held. This room was a swanky
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Transitions to Early Swing Jazz There have been many different transitional periods in jazz history but no more as dramatic and unique as the change in the sound‚ the popularity‚ and the formation of early swing bands. These early bands first took shape out of period in jazz history called small combo jazz. This period of jazz his can be characterized for its use of collective and solo improvisation‚ a smoother rhythm‚ the use of a front line and a rhythm sections‚ and relatively small band size
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Early Jazz Combo Artists 1. Joe “King” Oliver- Joseph Nathan Oliver‚ better known as Joe "King" Oliver was born on December 19‚ 1881 and died on April 10‚ 1938. He was a jazz cornet player and bandleader. He was recognized for his playing style and his pioneering use of mutes in jazz as well as being a notable composer. 2. Kid Ory- Born Edouard Ory on December 25‚ 1886 and died on January 23‚ 1973(1973-01-23)‚ he was known in the history of jazz as being a trombonist and bandleader. In the
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Black Face‚ Blue Notes and Whiteman The early growth and rapid expansion of popular American music in late nineteenth and early twentieth century America had widespread and irreversible effects on not only the growing black population‚ but also on America as a whole. The growth and evolution of music in this period‚ though fraught with racism and obstacles for the black performer‚ prepared the nation for the cultural revolution that allowed for the improvement of race relations and‚ ultimately
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Jazz is one of the more wide known forms of music around the world -- it is all around us whether we realize it or not. Jazz styles are in songs throughout many time periods ranging from around 1895 to present day. When we break down a song into its simplest forms‚ there are certain common jazz styles that are present. Most listeners do not realize that what they are hearing is some form of jazz in one way or another. There have been many influential artists who played an influential role in jazz’s
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Betrand Tavernier‚ is a very well reflected portrayal of the jazz scene‚ as it was known in the late fifties. The main character and protagonist of the movie‚ Dale Turner who is played by Dexter Gordon‚ leaves New York to go to Paris. Dale leads the audience through the ups and downs of being a working jazz musician. The struggles of business‚ the 24-hour love for the music‚ the constant late hours of the night‚ the run-down residencies jazz musicians are sometimes forced to live in‚ and especially
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The Influence of Jazz on Twentieth-Cantury Music Many people in today’s society don’t realize how much of an influence has been transpired throughout history overtime. We tend to overlook all the influences on today’s music and don’t actually appreciate history’s influences in our everyday lives. I would like to focus on the twentieth-century and how the visual arts influenced the time period. Hopefully this essay can spread knowledge and awareness on how much history has to do with influences
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October 2010 Jazz in Terms of a Beatnik’s Words Jazz poetry can be defined as poetry that "demonstrates jazz-like rhythm or the feel of improvisation”. As members of the Beat generation began to embrace aspects of African-American culture‚ the art of jazz poetry shifted its focus from racial pride and individuality to impulsiveness‚ spontaneity‚ and freedom‚ which are all themes in The Subterraneans written by Jack Kerouac. In this case‚ both jazz poetry and jazz music were seen as influential
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