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    beat and melodies along with a thick bass‚ create a dynamic tone. Overall‚ modern music is more energetic‚ less organic‚ and more agile than the beloved music of the 1920s. In summary‚ Jazz and modern music differ in many areas‚ while they are identical in others. When comparing the two you will notice that jazz music push the boundaries on societies restraints‚ while modern music does not shun provocative behavior. You will also see that the circumstances of our society will adjust what the purpose

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    Describe the environment in which artists lived under Communism in the Soviet Union. Three examples of Soviet composers and musicians who made a lasting impact in the world of music included Sergei Prokofiev‚ Dmitri Shostakovich‚ and Mstislav \"Slava\" Rostropovich. These artists helped introduce the music of high culture to the Soviet masses and sometimes became internationally recognized. Musicians were called on to compose music that could be understood by the masses and uplift the Soviet people

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    the bass. In 1947‚ Esquire Magazine polled jazz critics to choose an “All American” jazz band. Miles Davis‚ Sonny Stitts‚ Milt Jackson‚ Sarah Vaughn‚ Dodo Marmarosa and Ray Brown were the musicians chosen who promised to dominate the jazz scene for the next 30

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    Julliard. He ended up playing jazz with Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie instead‚ soon playing trumpet behind some of the biggest bandleaders of the era. As a bandleader himself during the 1950s and ’60s‚ his influence led to "cool" jazz and the emergence of the musician as composer and arranger. He recorded many classic albums‚ including Relaxin’ With Miles Davis‚ Birth of the Cool‚ and‚ with compositional help from Bill Evans‚ Kind of Blue; his 1969 Bitches Brew‚ merging jazz with rock and free-form

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    Jazz is a genre of music loved by many‚ but it holds a deep and judgmental past. Taking a closer look into this relationship‚ racial and gender discrimination becomes abundantly clear. When looking at jazz films‚ these relationships are clearly defined and played out. In jazz films‚ those of color were sidelined and played lackluster and profligate characters; men were emasculated‚ while women were sexualized and degraded. Jazz musicians are plagued by stereotypes that have been set from its origination

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    Jay Johnson Essay

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    show"‚ and a four star rating out of four stars in The Penguin Guide to Jazz

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    MHL 145 Chapter 6

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    era. Jazz became the cornerstone of popular culture during the period known as the swing era. The swing era influenced clothing styles‚ retail marketing‚ fashion‚ dance‚ and even language. Swing fans had their own clothing style and built a social phenomenon around it. With many dances coming and going the swing fans kept on dancing. 3. Name some of the specific innovations Duke Ellington brought to jazz in the 1930’s and 1940’s. Duke Ellington brought some specific innovations to jazz in the

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    suffering of African American people to the world (Dilks‚ Hansen‚ Parfitt‚ 2011). In the late 18th and early 19th century these songs became popular and have influenced future American music genre (Jones‚ 2004)). This influence can be seen in blues‚ jazz‚ rock and roll‚ hip-hop‚ and rap.  Spirituals originated from the encounter between African slaves and Christianity. These slaves thought Christianity hypocritical due to the love white Americans professed and the slavery they applied. Regardless

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    History of Roy Haynes

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    History of Jazz ROY HAYNES Roy Owen Haynes was born March 13‚ 1925‚ in Boston‚ Massachusetts. Roy is eighty-seven years old and still performing today. He is an American jazz drummer and bandleader‚ and is among the most recorded drummers in jazz and has a career lasting more than 60 years. Haynes ’s early interest in jazz developed in large part from the influence of his older brother‚ Douglas. A jazz record collector who worked as a roadie for Blanche Calloway in the 1930s‚ Douglas introduced

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    Jazz Concert Review On Saturday 28th I went to The Globe Café in Coral Gables‚ I got there with my brother exactly at 8pm and sat on a high table just in front of the band. We got there just before they started playing and stayed for the whole first session that was just over an hour. The Café was real nice‚ It wasn’t far from where I live and there was no traffic coming in‚ it is situated in a very nice part of Coral Gables just two blocks from Miracle Mile‚ that was perfect because parking was

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