Bill Crow has compiled a great collection of stories. This book looks into the personalities and humor of the Jazz world. Being a jazz player himself‚ Crow is obviously familiar with the life of a Jazz musician‚ and he has written down some hilarious tales that Jazz players have passed on to one another. This book shows how the jazz world as it really is. The entire book is filled‚ page by page‚ with hilarious stories of pranks‚ goofs‚ getting hired‚ getting fired‚ stuff that happened while on the
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I attended a live jazz performance when I was in Milwaukee the weekend on April 1st. Vivo is the name of the local jazz band who performed at a local pub establishment‚ Caroline’s Jazz Club. Vivo is a contemporary jazz music ensemble that also plays samba and bossa nova music. The group consists of Warren Wiegratz on saxophone‚ flute and melodica‚ Pam Duronio‚ vocals and percussion‚ and Tim Stemper on guitar. An interesting fact is the name of the group‚ VIVO‚ means‚ "I live" in Spanish. The musical
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“Bebop”‚ or “Bop”‚ is a form of Jazz that began to circulate during the 1940’s and is widely recognised as a fast tempo‚ highly improvised derivation of Swing Jazz of the 1930’s. The term “Bebop” itself is derived from the scat singing used within the aforementioned genre as “Bebop” and “Rebop” were common and‚ occasionally‚ interchanged phrases within the music. It hasn’t influenced many genres out with Jazz (“West Coast Jazz”‚ “Modal Jazz” and “Cool Jazz” all being seen as developed from the styles
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Small Changes Make Big Differences A living jazz legend once exclaimed “jazz has borrowed from other genres of music and also has lent itself to other genres of music.” Herbie Hancock makes it clear that jazz has been an evolving form of art. And just as simple as the notion that music can change the world‚ music changes in itself. Jazz once evolved into something we call swing. Back in the roaring twenties people got up and danced to this kind of music. However‚ these simple and playful melodies
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Ambassadors). The play was produced in response to the jazz ambassadors of the Cold War and the racial issues that followed. It also celebrates Louis Armstrong’s travels as a jazz ambassador (Nocera). Jazz Ambassadors were the American jazz musicians sent on state sponsored tours around the world with the idea of using them “as cultural ambassadors” (Von Eschen 6)‚ of American culture. Famous artists such as Dizzie Gillespie‚ Duke Ellington‚
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American music form born in the 20th century‚ including jazz‚ rhythm and blues‚ rock and roll‚ and hip-hophhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhThe blues is one of America’s greatest musical treasures. A roots music form that evolved out of African-American work songs‚ field hollers‚ spirituals‚ and country string ballads more than a century ago‚ the blues is the foundation of virtually every major American music form born in the 20th century‚ including jazz‚ rhythm and blues‚ rock and roll‚ and hip-hhhhhThe
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The Melting Pot of Brazil Brazil is enriched with a cultural pallet of race‚ pride‚ and music. It is most known for its syncretism and blend of culture. The music could be described as soothing‚ exciting‚ or highly spiritual‚ it depends on what your listen to. However‚ Brazil has murky shadows filled with cultural rivalries‚ especially on how the country should view itself. Politics played a big role from Fascist leader Vargas to peaceful and accepting Kubitshek. With the strings of Europe‚
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listening to the bossa nova‚ most people in America think that the music resembles jazz (in a laid back way) more so than it does samba. This might have to do with the fact that we‚ in America‚ listen to jazz much more often than we listen to samba rhythms causing our ears to be prone to noticing the jazz aspects of the music and somewhat disregarding the samba aspects. And on top it all‚ because the bossa nova resembles jazz but in a laid back way‚ the tendency is to believe that it is laid back because
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themselves what life was all about.” (Colleen Moore) The jazz age is defined as an era in which America underwent an intense changed and experienced social reforms. The jazz age pushed for the bigger and the better‚ and a craving for material goods. This new found desire resulted in an abolishment of basic morals among the common day people. In the Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald Daisy and Gatsby both represent the idealism of the jazz age through their list for materialism and immoral actions
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age of fifteen and was homeless for a while. She found work wherever she could‚ but it was a struggle. Looking back on those days‚ she chose to use the memories as inspiration to bring emotion to her singing. Growing up‚ Fitzgerald was a fan of jazz musicians such as Louis Armstrong and Bing Crosby‚ but she had always dreamed of being a dancer. In 1934‚ the Apollo Theater in Harlem had an amateur night. Fitzgerald was planning on dancing‚ until she saw all of the talented dancers that went before
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