his musical idol‚ Charlie Parker. He played with Parker live and in recordings from the period of 1945 to 1948. Davis began leading his own group in 1948 as well as working with arranger Gil Evans. Davis’ career was briefly interrupted by a heroin addiction‚ although he continued to record with other popular bop musicians. 1955 was Miles Davis’ breakthrough year. His performance of "round midnight" at the Newport Jazz Festival alerted the critics that he was "back". Davis form a quintet
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John Coltrane John Coltrane the Experimental Musician Jazz‚ taking its roots in African American folk music‚ has evolved‚ metamorphosed‚ and transposed itself over the last century to become a truly American art form. More than any other type of music‚ it places special emphasis on innovative individual interpretation. Instead of relying on a written score‚ the musician improvises. For each specific period or style through which jazz has gone through over the past seventy years‚ there is almost
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I can still remember when I was a mere child taking piano lessons. When I grew older and my piano teacher began to prepare me for ABRSM piano exams‚ I can clearly recall the first time I was exposed to jazz music. The first jazz piece I have ever played was “Alligator Crawl” by Fats Waller. At first‚ for my classically trained ears‚ the discordant chords and seemingly random note choices made no sense to me. As I begin to master the piece‚ I revel in the technical difficulty and fun the piece provided
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Frank Zappa remains as a major figure in the production of recorded music. He was able to influence the music scene by his incredible musical talents‚ his innovations in recording technology and his staunch social‚ political and controversial debates. Zappa’s profound influences on music and recording still remain relevant in modern production of music. Frank Zappa was involved in many different bands‚ musical styles and genres. ‘The 60s produced many creative new musicians‚ but none was more inspirational
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Dexter Gordon was a Jazz saxophonist. He was born February 27‚ 1923 in Los Angeles California. Many people know Mr. Gordon because of bebop. This style of play is what brought him fame. Gordon played amongst many jazz greats like Charlie Parker‚ Charles Mingus‚ and Buddy Collette to name a few. Gordon started to play at the age of 13. His first instrument was the clarinet but quickly after he decided to take up the tenor saxophone at the age of 17. Music was always popular around the Gordon household
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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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and the Beginning of Jazz On Wednesday April 10th I decided to go to the Kaffee Meister Coffeehouse‚ located at 9225 Carlton Hills Blvd Santee Ca. 92071‚ for the specific reason of enjoying some Jazz music played by the San Diego based Gypsy Swing Cats. I was quite impressed with how they performed by mixing an energetic and innovated blend of Swing‚ Jazz‚ and Blues. From what I observed‚ their music merges Gypsy melodies and rhythms‚ with the influences of American Jazz reminiscent of Paris in
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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 after his death
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Benny Goodman was a great jazz clarinet player and the leader of one of the most popular big bands of the Swing Era (1935–1945). In fact‚ Time magazine dubbed him "the King of Swing." Benjamin David Goodman was born in Chicago‚ Illinois‚ on May 30‚ 1909‚ into a large‚ poor Jewish family. His parents‚ who had moved to the United States from Eastern Europe‚ were Dora and David Goodman. He first started playing clarinet at a local Chicago synagogue when he was about ten. He learnt the clarinet
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Charlie Parker (1920 1955) Charlie Parker spent his childhood in Kansas City‚ Missouri‚ one of the hottest jazz spots in the country. His father was looking for jobs as a song and dance man so he moved the family there to find work. Unable to find a job‚ Charlie’s dad left to go work on the railroad. He had to travel long distances and was gone a lot of the time. In the end‚ he left the family altogether and Charlie’s mom had to provide for the two of them. Sometimes‚ she worked two or three
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