On Saturday‚ August 26th‚ the Charlie Parker Jazz Festival (the New York City’s largest free outdoor performing arts festival is celebrating its 25th year)‚ happened at Harlem’s Marcus Grave Park with an attractive lineup. The rising singer Charenee Wade opened this day with songs of her latest record Offering: The Music Of Gil Scott-Heron And Brian Jackson. The greatest moments of the concert arrived with “Home is Where the Hatred Is”‚ where groovy funk and swinging jazz in its purest tradition
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It is hard for me to imagine the barriers black composers and lyricist had to face in Broadway in the early 20th century‚ but Eubie Blake and Noble Sissle hit them head on and has earned himself a spot in Broadway’s long history. James Hubert Blake was born Baltimore in 1983 to former slaves. He grew up listening to rag time music‚ which would be his mark on Broadway. He started playing a pump organ at home before the age of 5‚ and would being playing professional by the time he was 6. During this
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Before Rock n Roll music was ever invented‚ one of the most popular music genres at the time was the Jump Blues. The Jump Blues genre had made a rise to popularity back in the late 1930’s through the 1940’s. This genre alone seems to have a very fast tempo and it even has some jazz elements to it. The instruments that are usually involved in Jump Blues are brass instruments‚ electric guitars‚ saxophone‚ piano‚ and the drums. One of the most prominent artist within the Jump Blues genre is a man named
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Louis Armstrong is recognized for his amazing performance with his raspy scat singing and outstanding showmanship with his trumpet. His journey pays tribute to people and events that have shaped many human lives to make them become who they are today or what they will become in the future. Musical genius‚ Armstrong‚ overcame from hard work and poverty to become Jazz’s greatest shining star. Before Louis Armstrong can become a star he had to go through some hardships. Armstrong was born
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Starting off with some background with Scott Joplin—Scott Joplin’s actual birthdate unknown‚ but is estimated to be sometime between 1867 and 1868. His family were formerly slaves and they lived in Texarkana. Joplin taught himself piano in a nearby home owned by white people. Eventually‚ he was taught by German music teacher‚ Julius Weiss‚ who noticed how talented Joplin was. Joplin has lived in many different parts of the United States and has lead would could be considered a successful life. His
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On October 20th‚ 2017 I attended a performance at Small’s Jazz Club‚ in Greenwich Village. Smalls is a very cozy‚ comfy‚ underground club and I loved that it was so tiny because the sound was bouncing all around the room. I was very enthusiastic about dragging my 2 best friend to a jazz club‚ for my unappreciated fondness for jazz. We saw the Scott Wendholt/Adam Kolker Quartet. Scott Wendholt was on the trumpet‚ Adam Kolker on tenor saxophone‚ Ugonna Okegwo on bass‚ and Billy Drummond on drums. This
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Equipped with originals‚ jazz standards‚ and a supportive combo of talents‚ pianist Leslie Pintchik commits to a smooth and groovy jazz on her latest album You Eat My Food‚ You Drink My Wine‚ You Steal My Girl!. Her band features Scott Hardy on acoustic bass and guitar‚ Michael Sarin on drums‚ and Satoshi Takeishi on percussion‚ plus some illustrious guests performing a couple of tunes each: Steve Wilson on alto saxophone‚ Ron Horton on trumpet and flugelhorn‚ and Shoko Nagai on accordion. The title
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David Sedaris writes about his experience taking guitar lessons in “Giant Dreams‚ Midget Abilities” after his father decided that he and his younger sisters should start a family music group. However‚ Sedaris has no desire to learn how to play guitar. His desire lies within singing jingles in the voice of Billie Holiday. Sedaris’ desire to sing in the voice of Billie Holiday is probably closely related to his sexual orientation‚ being gay‚ and his father’s passion for jazz music. There is an
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The story of Count Basie is very much the story of the great jazz band that he led for close to 50 years (1935-1984)‚ an orchestra with a distinctive sound‚ anchored by a subtle but propulsive beat‚ buoyed by crisp ensemble work and graced with legendary soloists still to date a catalogue of featured players which read like a Who’s Who of jazz. Perhaps the most impressive aspect of Count Basie band’s achievement was his steadfast perseverance in staying strong with a 50-year music run with several
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