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    Another way this was made popular was by cutting contests. These contests would allow “professors” to outplay one another by adding embellishments that were improvised on spot reflecting on what was later made known as jazz. A solo pianist‚ to this day‚ still uses this technique in the jazz culture. Scott Joplin is one of the major creators who is given almost sole credit for the then new music but was also overlooked due to his color by biased white scholars limiting him as “only” a ragtime composer

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    It took the establishment of a new country‚ the United States‚ for all of the ideas from different lands to immigrate to and then have those ideas fused together. Consequently‚ most of the elements of Jazz Swing are so bonded together that experts are unable trace them back to just one culture‚ race‚ country‚ or peoples; therefore‚ Swing has generally been known and accepted as a worldwide phenomenon born in America. Roughly two hundred and thirty-nine

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    Louis Armstrong is recognized for his amazing performance with his raspy scat singing and outstanding showmanship with his trumpet. His journey pays tribute to people and events that have shaped many human lives to make them become who they are today or what they will become in the future. Musical genius‚ Armstrong‚ overcame from hard work and poverty to become Jazz’s greatest shining star. Before Louis Armstrong can become a star he had to go through some hardships. Armstrong was born

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    difficult to define jazz because it has so many varieties. Almost all jazz styles have improvisations and swing feeling. Improvisation means compose and perform at the same time. Four ingredients that help music swing are steady beat‚ syncopation‚ lilting quality‚ and rising and falling of the melodic line. Charles Mingus was a jazz bassist known for his composing and improvising. Dizzy Gillespie was a modern jazz trumpeter who devised a highly syncopated style of improvising. Jazz musicians usually

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    Breathing and Living Jazz For my Extended Project‚ I will be composing a Jazz and Blues inspired piece. Jazz is a style of music that originated in the United States of America and was used as a way to express one’s emotions. The syncopated rhythms and simple understructure have led to some of the most influential songs and musicians of the 20th century. The room to improvise is endless. It is often said‚ “in jazz there is no wrong note”. Since I am producing a jazz piece as my artefact‚ I thought

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    in the hands of jazz musicians in New Orleans. There were multiple types of jazz such as New Orleans jazz which was popular during the 1870’s until the 1920’s‚ Ragtime (1890-1930)‚ The Jazz Era (1920-1930)‚ the Big Band/Swing Era (1930’s-1940’s)‚ the Bebop Era (1940’s- 1950’s)‚ The Avant Guard Era (late 1950’s)‚ Free Jazz (late 1950’s)‚ and Fusion (1960’s-1970’s). However‚ when jazz was in the beginning stages the trombone was more often used as a single instrument. Early jazz bands consisted of

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    Kloppenburg Jose Jimenez English 102 18 March 2013 Jazz and Electronic Dance Music Old Fashioned versus Modern Jazz and Electronic Dance Music‚ also known as EDM‚ are two very different types of music; but they have multiple similarities as well. Jazz has multiple sub-genres‚ brass and stringed instruments‚ and swingy‚ bluesy rhythms. Electronic Dance Music is generated from the computer‚ using various sounds ranging from an electric guitar to swords clashing. Jazz music is the mother of all music‚ all the

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    Bebop Research Paper

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    Over the years jazz music has gone through many musical evolutions throughout its history. At its height in the 20s and through the 40s‚ jazz big bands were one of the most popular forms of musical entertainment in America. After World War II‚ there seem to be a shift within the jazz community as more and more jazz musician broke away from the big band genre. Many of them created smaller more intimate groups that wanted to put more of an emphasis on solo improvisation‚ instrumental virtuosity‚ and

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    Swing And Bebop Analysis

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    Cultural Differences between Swing and Bebop By: Maria Kratz Misericordia University RUNNING HEAD: MUSIC AND CULTURAL DIFFERENCES Swing and bebop are jazz music styles that are very similar and hard to tell apart. Both are styles of jazz that originated with African music and started in New Orleans. Swing was highly influenced by jazz musician‚ Louis Armstrong.Bebop was highly influenced by Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie. When I think of swing‚ I think of the big bands with a rhythm

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    swing involves a departure from the written score by maintaining the underlying beat‚ but playing the melody between and around the beat in a fashion other than it is written (Pg. 2121). More commonly‚ swing refers to what we call "big band" jazz of the 1930’s- music performed by groups which generally featured several of each instrument and playing a steady but still wild beat that was great for dancing. Swing was a big band music with some exceptions like Benny Goodman’s small bands

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