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    Music Analysis Essay The roots of each jazz and blues are tangled along. It is typically difficult to differentiate one from the opposite. Each have their traditions that emerged from the south of America and specially the African-American populations of that region. The musical styles of each are the results of the collision of traditionally African rhythms and musical techniques with European classical and popular music genre. Each are adored American styles of music. Miles Davis “So What” and

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    century. Latin American musicians greatly influenced Jazz musicians in the early part of the twentieth century‚ and this gave birth to the Latin-jazz genre at the time. Modern dancing styles also originated from the Latin America jazz moves that were combined with an afro-Cuban beat 2. What was the significance of “Machito and His Afro-Cubans”? The Machito and his Afro-Cubans helped create salsa music and Cubop as well as redefined Afro-Cuban Jazz. The group made great recordings in their time and

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    behind or on top of the beat(especially with young and/or unseasoned musicians)‚ the rest of the band or someone in the rhythm section may adjust to their time potentially causing the music to speed up or slow down. Barry’s trio(all seasoned older jazz musicians) had very minimal tempo fluctuations but had a tremendous amount of breath within the beats. Their maturity and experience in life and playing this music for such a long time has granted them with the utmost patience and composure which

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    Saturday‚ August 26th‚ the Charlie Parker Jazz Festival (the New York City’s largest free outdoor performing arts festival is celebrating its 25th year)‚ happened at Harlem’s Marcus Grave Park with an attractive lineup. The rising singer Charenee Wade opened this day with songs of her latest record Offering: The Music Of Gil Scott-Heron And Brian Jackson. The greatest moments of the concert arrived with “Home is Where the Hatred Is”‚ where groovy funk and swinging jazz in its purest tradition cohabit‚ and

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    the best jazz writers ever‚ Duke Ellington had a huge effect on the prevalent music of the late twentieth century. Among his more than two thousand melodies are such hits as "In A Nostalgic Mind-set‚" "Refined Woman‚" "I Got It Awful And That Ain’t Great‚" and "I’m Starting To See The Light." For nearly fifty years‚ he visited the world as a band pioneer and piano player. Today his recordings stay among the most prevalent jazz of the enormous band period. Duke Ellington’s commitments to jazz and American

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    greatest of all jazz musicians. He defined what it really was to play genuine jazz music and taught the world to swing. He included joy‚ spontaneity‚ and amazing technical abilities. Louis Armstrong was a genius when it came to his inventive musical ability. In this paper‚ I will tell you about who Armstrong was‚ his early childhood‚ accomplishments‚ and his living legacy. Louis Armstrong was born on August 4‚ 1901 in New Orleans‚ Louisiana which is famously known as the birth place of jazz. Armstrong

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    to Indian inhabitants would yield a better task performance instead of using a controlled musical stimulus‚ as emotion is subjective. A pilot study was conducted on eight healthy participants to identify which type of music (carnatic‚ hard rock and jazz) enhances the cognitive skills and reduces the mental stress of an individual in listening of music by using electroencephalography(Eight healthy right handed subjects without special musical education participated in the study. EEG signal were recorded

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    from mainstream American culture. African Americans’ adaptations of classical forms of music and literature contributed to the establishment of new possibilities for their racial identity that is both emotional and intellectual. The introduction of jazz promoted the development of a new African American Identity in the early 1900s. Society often

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    The Jazz Age was an innovative period lasting from the end of World War I to the 1929 Stock Market crash. It was a time filled with music‚ celebration‚ and free will. The attitude of this time was sensual and the intimacy between couples began to increase. Dancing was done chest to chest‚ and couples were very close to each other during this time. Since this was a post-war period‚ the young people of the twenties had a reason to be happy. After the war‚ America became infatuated with money and business

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    high school teacher. Although these two brothers have completely different lives and personalities‚ the author’s use of symbolism brings them more tightly together like a real family. Baldwin uses symbols such as ice‚ lightness and darkness‚ and jazz music to add more depth and meaning to “Sonny’s Blues.” People usually think of ice or the cold as being bitter and causing discomfort. When it is cold outside‚ people wear jackets to eliminate the bitterness of the cold. In “Sonny’s Blues‚” Sonny

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