Charles Mingus‚ an icon in the Jazz world “only second to Duke Ellington (CHARLES MINGUS BIO). Mingus played a very important role in the development of jazz music‚ he left his mark on the world that got him a lot of recognition. Along with a plethora of grants that were donated to him and the different organizations that were centered on him. He was also honored in New York City by having a “Charles Mingus Day” dedicated to him and many other dedications and assortments of honoring’s (CHARLES MINGUS
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new times came new influences and much change to the musical industry of jazz. This investigation will study the evolution of jazz music in the rapidly changing times of America in the 1920s and how the new American lifestyle and optimistic times influenced the music. Two sources that are used in this investigation are Jazz from its Origins to the Present by Lewis Porter‚ Michael Ullman‚ and Edward Hazell‚ and Chicago Jazz: A Cultural History by William Howland Kenney and published in 1993‚ which
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Jazz Counterpoint in the Late Twentieth‚ and Twentieth-First Century Since the 1950s the jazz world has not seen another effort of creating fully polyphonic jazz like with the Modern Jazz Quartet‚ Dave Brubeck’s early period‚ and the Gerry Mulligan Quartet. The homophonic texture still remains as the principal form of writing in jazz‚ either for small or large ensembles. But that does not mean that it is impossible to find contrapuntal writing in contemporary jazz—especially in large ensembles—although
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Jazz develop and revolutionize the music we hear on the radio today. Jazz began in the south. “The migrants from the South brought with them new ideas and a new kind of music called jazz.” (10) It slowly entered the north‚ spreading diversity. “ It started with the african American musicians and its appeal quickly spread to large section of society.” (Pop culture pg24). It became a popular form of music and entertainment. The smooth‚ soothing tunes traveled across the entire country as more people
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The music of the early 20th century was heavily jazz and blues. The bases of jazz music were influenced by the field hollers‚ hymns‚ and work songs from African Americans in the 1800s. Until 1901‚ improvisation‚ the style of Dixieland‚ created the genre of jazz‚ where every performer is playing different rhythms and tunes at the same time. Cornet player‚ Louis Armstrong‚ changed the Dixieland style and gave the idea for players to perform separate solos at different times. In the 1930s‚ Swing was
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On Thursday‚ April 21st‚ I had the opportunity to attend a jazz combos concert. I took it upon myself to attend this concert because of my interest for jazz and all that goes along with this genre of music. This concert involved two different groups of musicians performing music in the typical laid back fashion that most jazz performances are played in. Throughout this reaction I will give a few things I liked and disliked about these two groups of performers and specifically what intrigued me about
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question: what were the essential factors that lead to the creation and popularity of Jazz music in the 1920s? The years 1918-1929 will be the primary years of investigation. The investigation will not focus prior to 1918 because jazz music had not evolved out of Rag time yet and because the year marked the end of World War one‚ and ultimately a revival in America’s culture. The investigation will not look past 1929 because Jazz music started to evolve into Big Band music and the decade in exploration had
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Four Seasons It is difficult to define Jazz music‚ as there are many different styles and movements. A brief definition of Jazz would be: American music that originated in New Orleans around 1900 and characterized by propulsive syncopated rhythms‚ polyphonic ensemble playing‚ improvisatory‚ virtuosic solos‚ melodic freedom‚ and a harmonic idiom ranging from simple diatonicism through chromaticism to atonality. 1 But this does not tell everything about Jazz. Jazz developed from Ragtime around 1900 and
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Concert Report The name of the concert that I attended was called “TCU Jazz Combos” and featured a variety of jazz compositions. This concert took place in the Pepsico Recital Hall on November 14‚ 2012 at 7:00 in the evening. The event was casual; however‚ I chose to wear khaki pants and a button down shirt because I was not certain as to what the dress code would be. The performers’ names and their respective instruments were Mike Korson- Saxophone‚ Garrett Wingfield- Saxophone‚ Luke Wingfield-
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A COMPARISON OF JAZZ AND CLASSICAL MUSIC AND THEIR EFFECT ON MUSICIANS by Amy XXXXXX A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for College Level Writing University of La Verne 4 November 2011 Abstract A thesis presented on the history of jazz as compared to classical music and the effects on musicians‚ beginning with the birth of jazz‚ and covering the twentieth century. Berliner (1994)
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