The History and Characteristics of the origins of JAZZ! The American/Africans are a major part of the history of jazz. Jazz originated from the African American slave trade. In Africa‚ natives danced to celebrate cycles of life; birth‚ puberty‚ marriage and death. Children‚ adults and the elderly all depended on dance to express to express their cultural beliefs. Drums‚ string instruments‚ chimes‚ reedpipes and other percussion instruments set the beat for the dancers. Slaves continued to interpret
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necessary in any definition of jazz: a.)Improvisation – to compose and perform music at the same time. (Making up as you go along). b.)Swing Feeling-(rolling) steady beat‚ walking baseline‚ constant tempo. Syncopation. Calls for a lilting feeling. (groove). * Four items that helps music swing: a.) steady beat‚ b.) walking baseline‚ c.) constant tempo‚ d.) syncopation (Up and down feeling). Syncopating- accenting just before or after a beat. * Blues Form (1910) developed into a 12
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A. Performance On‚ April 5‚ 2017‚ I attended a jazz performance by Jim Schmidt and Chris Janzen. The performance was held inside a restaurant called Campagnia‚ which is located in Fresno‚ California. On April 7‚ 2017‚ I attended a live jazz group‚ that went by the name Rich Severson Trio. They performed at a local restaurant in Fresno California called Ginz Bistro. B. Instrumentation Jim Schmidt and Chris Janzen worked as a duo. They had a acoustic guitar‚ saxophone‚ and a flute. As for the Rich
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debasing of the Jazz genre as a unworthy equal to it’s predecessor‚ European Classical music. This can be seen in various statements about Jazz‚ such as Boris Gibalin commit‚ "The "Jazz Mania" has taken on the character of a lingering illness and must be cured by means of forceful intervention."1 This conflict can be traced through out the history of Jazz‚ as Classical composers have relatively disregarded this new type of music. Before Duke Ellington’s Cotton Club performances‚ Jazz play on the radio
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When Joseph joined the band on the first day of school‚ he was excited to learn to play the trumpet. During the summer‚ his father had shown him some videos of a jazz trumpeter playing a complicated solo with her band and Joseph decided he wanted to be just like her someday. Learning the trumpet took a substantial amount of time‚ so Joseph practiced every day after school for at least an hour. Joseph’s rapid progress and enthusiastic dedication impressed his band teacher‚ Ms. Watson. One day in
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Modal jazz is a style that uses modes instead of chord progressions and is a harmonic guide for the soloist to use during an improvisation. The improvisations in modal music are usually based on only one or two chords that are repeated. “Flamenco Sketches” has five modes per each improvisation and each mode is either four or eight measures long‚ except for the last mode in the song. The first muted trumpet improvisation by Miles Davis starts at 0’ 18"‚ the tenor saxophone improvisation by John Coltrane
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For this Jazz concert report‚ I chose to attend the opening night of the 2013 Brubeck Festival on Monday‚ March 18th from 7-9:30pm in Stockton‚ at Valley Brew’s Take 5. I had never been to Valley Brew before and was pleasantly surprised of the warm and casual ambiance. The building had a Chicago-type feel with brick walls‚ and exposed ducts and pipes; super laid back. The south end of the building away from the restaurant and main bar is where the Jazz concert was held. This room was a swanky
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Luigi one of the Fathers of Jazz dance Luigi was born in Steubenville‚ Ohio‚ on March 20‚ 1925. He was one of 11 children in his family. He was born with the name Eugene Louis Facciuto but‚ later was renamed Luigi by his mentor Gene Kelly because he told him “There are too many Genes!”Luigi’s brother tony taught him to sing and dance at a young age. Eugene began singing and dancing for pennies on street corners. He performed in local talent shows and toured as a singer with a performing orchestra
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Butterfly Effect “In life the smallest things can make the greatest impact on the world”. This is known as the Butterfly Effect in chaos theory. The butterfly effects most famous example is a hurricane creation depending on whether or not a butterfly flaps its wings. For instance if a rat in a hurry is frightened it gives off a gas that tells all the other rats to run away saving the pack form harm. The most well-known illustration of the butterfly effect is also known as the ripple effect. The
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Answer Questions over Jazz Fall 2010 Mai Nguyen 2. Explain why jazz would be considered the first truly American art form. Present two music compositions and discuss geographic location‚ famous proponent of the style and give at least two musical characteristics that define the style. Select from the following compositions: Ain’t Misbehavin’ (Armstrong) In the Mood (Miller) Ko-Ko (Ellington) Koko (Parker) So What (Davis) Take Five (Brubeck) Rhapsody in Blue (Gershwin)
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