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    forth images of African-Americans‚ jazz music‚ and many more topics that have been a part of his life. These elements are what influenced him‚ and shows it in the works that he has written. He uses jazz and blues styles for subjects and for structure in this piece of literature. In Hughes’ poetry‚ he would try to bring out the sound‚ cadence‚ and rhythms from blues and jazz music. He would also use humor‚ loneliness‚ and despair‚ to imitate the sound of blues and jazz music with words. Hughes refused

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    Blue Order: Wallace Stevens’s Jazz Experiments Corey M. Taylor Journal of Modern Literature‚ Volume 32‚ Number 2‚ Winter 2009‚ pp. 100-117 (Article) Published by Indiana University Press DOI: 10.1353/jml.0.0048 For additional information about this article http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/jml/summary/v032/32.2.taylor.html Access Provided by Purdue University at 08/22/12 4:11PM GMT Blue Order: Wallace Stevens’s Jazz Experiments Corey M. Taylor Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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    Jazz is a form of music that originated in the early 1910s‚ in New Orleans‚ mostly performed by African Americans who had their new found freedom due to slavery being recently abolished. Unfortunately it was a while till jazz was recognized in the main stream‚ as African Americas were struggling to find jobs and could only really find them as entertainers in small bars and such. Jazz was thought to have come from African tribal music that evolved by the performers using foreign instruments instead

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    of music’s that make people feel peaceful‚ such as pop‚ hip-hop‚ jazz‚ country‚ classical‚ rock and also R&B music. 2.0 Jazz music Jazz is a type of music that begins in 20th century. Jazz music is started with some African American community in the southern of United State that most of it is confluence of European and African music tradition. Jazz music origin from Ragtime and it culture is origin in early 1910s New Orleans. Jazz is kinds of music that can be define as a combination between European

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    George Lopez: (born April 23‚ 1961) is an American comedian‚ actor‚ and talk show host. He is mostly known for starring in his self-produced ABC sitcom George Lopez. His stand-up comedy examines race and ethnic relations‚ including Mexican American culture. He was the host of the late-night talk show Lopez Tonight on TBS until its cancellation on August 12‚ 2011. One of his comedy shows is called Latin Kings which shows Mexicans are hater and not happy for people. They use alcohol/drugs and always

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    Concert Report #1 The jazz concert I attended took place in Fullerton College Theater on November 13‚ 2012. The Fullerton College Jazz Big Band and J- Train vocal jazz was very organized and well structured. The first song was the Open Invitation which was performed by the J- Train Vocal Jazz. The song was so interesting because the soloists had great voices. Everyone around seemed interested and amused. The J- train vocal jazz also performed the songs “Nancy McFlannery’s Cannery”‚ and” Fugue in

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    needs for his Bachelor of Music degree in Jazz Studies. Jared Blum‚ with his special guests (Megan Spurlock on the clarinet‚ Morgan Childres on the trombone‚ the Jazz Combo‚ the Jazz Essemble‚ and other special guests)‚ collectively performed nine pieces along with a medley that compromised of three songs at the concert. Prior to taking this course‚ one of the first questions that I asked myself was “what do I know about jazz?” I have always consociated jazz music with the African American culture

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    Jazz in American Culture: Bop and Cool Jazz Jazz music has developed into a complex and extraordinary phenomenon since its advent in the early twentieth century. This unique and sociocultural music movement developed many variations‚ each bringing to light talented musicians characterized by a particular technique or style of play. The audiences for each individual style of music were constantly evolving with their respective cultures‚ finding themselves gradually integrating this more foreign

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    expository writing. Jazz sure is cool! What is Jazz? Well it depends on who you are asking. Where you come from‚ and believe it or not‚ what kind of culture you are raised in. “Jazz is a type of music of Black American origin characterized by improvisation‚ syncopation‚ and usually a regular or forceful rhythm‚ emerging at the beginning of the 20th century.” Now‚ you would think Jazz is a very fundamental genre to obtain but‚ that is not the case. Being a “Vocal Jazz Studies Major”‚ I observe

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    pants. When I think of Jazz I think of a small group of performers usually consisting of a trumpet‚ saxophone‚ and a small drum normally‚ enacting on the sidewalk or small building. It also brings to mind a poetry slam where everyone is snapping their fingers and there is a drum accompanying the one who is sharing poetry. The Swinging River Jazz band is a more modern jazz performance and was a little different than what I expected as far as the size and the arrangement. Jazz it a lot more classical

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