My first trip to New Orleans was during the week of Mardi Gras and it was definitely one of the best weeks of my life. We arrived on February 10th‚ the week before fat Tuesday‚ to find that Mardi Gras festivities were already well underway. I was shocked at how many people I saw. We went to our hotel‚ The Royal Sonesta‚ to check into our room and to get everything situated. Our next stop was The Boot‚ one of the best college bars in America. I found that the area was flooded with campers parked
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Music‚ a defining aspect of Human culture for centuries‚ is influenced heavily by the social institutions of the time. This can be most evident in “pop”‚ short for “popular”‚ music. Music is a demonstrative language of culture. It tells a story‚ conveys ideas‚ opinions‚ and emotions of life experiences. Music has the power to link generations. In recent history such themes include Jazz and blues‚ the Big Band era‚ country‚ rap‚ and various other genres of music. Each of these classes of music are
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April 21‚ 2011 Kenny G In the history of Jazz‚ musicians have always found ways to come up with new groundbreaking ideas that cause Jazz to evolve and ultimately increase in complexity. However‚ not many musicians took the simple‚ listener friendly approach. Kenny G was one of the few musicians who took this approach. His style has caused for much controversy between other Jazz artists‚ but in the end‚ he is still looked upon as one of the most successful Jazz musicians in the world. Kenny G
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Gillespie recognized rhythm as his greatest influence in seeking to make connections with music from around the world. His explorations were not limited to Cuban music but expanded out Argentina and include tango music. Oscoaldo Frisedo and Gillespie made a record but it was never released in the States (Gillespie 431). “Tangorine” was a song Dizzy recorded to historicize this experimentation. Without any hesitation‚ Gillespie confirms that he was the first one in the North American continent to
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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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Jazz and Classical Music Upon entering a modern record store‚ one is confronted with a wide variety of choices in recorded music. These choices not only include a multitude of artists‚ but also a wide diversity of music categories. These categories run the gamut from easy listening dance music to more complex art music. On the complex side of the scale are the categories known as Jazz and Classical music. Some of the most accomplished musicians of our time have devoted themselves to a life-long
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On April 25‚ 1917 in Newport News Virginia‚ proud mother‚ Temperance‚ gave birth to her first little girl‚ who was soon to become one of the most accomplished jazz singers of all time (Verve Music Group). Tempie and Ella’s father William‚ bound together by common-law marriage‚ separated soon after she was born. Her mother then moved the two of them to Yonkers‚ NY where eventually they started a family with Joseph Da Silva‚ Tempie’s long-term boyfriend. Ella soon became a big sister when Francis was
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I feel as if Louis riel does not even deserve to have a trial right now. He is a good man and violence was his last option‚ Thomas Scott was undeserving. All the curses and mentality he had was un-needed on this earth. Louis Riel is needed though‚ he has saved the Metis and First nations many of times. He came back to them and they could rely on him‚ he never went out of reach for them. And yes‚ we all know he was in mental hospitals‚ and people did think he was crazy but Louis has never shown anything
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LIVESTRONG‚ an organization created by one of the worlds best cyclists‚ Lance Armstrong‚ and cancer survivor‚ Doug Ulman‚ has been highly successful in raising awareness and helping the cause against cancer over the past years. Not only has the organization touched the lives of millions of people‚ but it also has raised millions of dollars to fund the fight against this worldwide disease. The foundation fights to improve the lives of people affected by cancer and works in two areas: One by directly
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ENGLISH ESSAY – ‘HOLES’ BY LOUIS SACHAR Louis Sachar‚ the author of ‘Holes‚’ uses the protagonist‚ Stanley‚ to explore the themes and main concerns of the novel. He does this by unfolding the plot into three different stories. He also uses Stanley to investigate the characters and their traits‚ for example‚ we found out that Zero could not read but could add and multiply number very quickly. In the book‚ Stanley is described as a friendless‚ self-conscious‚ overweight fifteen-year-old boy. Throughout
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