names of the songs; cause my self was already busy enjoying the concert too. Maynard Ferguson‚ jazz legend‚ internationally renowned big band leader and one of the world’s greatest trumpet players with his Big Bop Nouveau Band. He draws upon bebop‚ straight-ahead jazz‚ funk‚ swing‚ classical and contemporary music to create a fresh sound within the
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Teenage life in the 1950s Before the 1950s human between childhood and adulthood were called kids‚ boys and girls. But not until the 1950s there needed to be a word that described these young people‚ the word “teenager’ was developed. The rise of television offered a uniform vision of life and success. What was seen on TV became the norm‚ especially for young people. New music genres also emerged in the 1950s. All of these factors helped change the outlook of young people. One of the most influential
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<b>Abstract</b> <br>This essay is a discussion of how the way jazz trumpeter Miles Davis changes his way of improvising‚ looking at two pieces from different times. The solos in the pieces were transcribed by myself and then analysed in detail. From these analyses‚ several conclusions on the style of improvising were drawn‚ and then the conclusions from the two pieces were compared. The piece New Rhumba’‚ showed how Davis was using his technical ability to create an impressive solo‚ but was also
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A COMPARISON OF JAZZ AND CLASSICAL MUSIC AND THEIR EFFECT ON MUSICIANS by Amy XXXXXX A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for College Level Writing University of La Verne 4 November 2011 Abstract A thesis presented on the history of jazz as compared to classical music and the effects on musicians‚ beginning with the birth of jazz‚ and covering the twentieth century. Berliner (1994)
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The Influence of Jazz on Twentieth-Cantury Music Many people in today’s society don’t realize how much of an influence has been transpired throughout history overtime. We tend to overlook all the influences on today’s music and don’t actually appreciate history’s influences in our everyday lives. I would like to focus on the twentieth-century and how the visual arts influenced the time period. Hopefully this essay can spread knowledge and awareness on how much history has to do with influences
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improvise‚ they may use the scales‚ modes‚ and arpeggios associated with the chords in a t tune’s chord progression; thus‚ making it an excellent soloist. History In earlier years of jazz guitar it was primarily used in sub-genres like Dixieland and Bebop. It can be traced to a jazz guitarist such as Eddie Lang. In a song call Perfect where he used acoustic guitar as lead while piano played main melody. The use of guitar in jazz can be justified by their ability to cut through the sound of piano‚ bass
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American jazz vocalist Ella Fitzgerald was the “first lady” of singing‚ swing‚ bebop‚ and ballads. Her career spanned over sixty years‚ she sold millions of records‚ and won multiple Grammy awards. She known all over the world. Ella Fitzgerald greatly impacted the way jazz music is today through her use of scatting and her perfect voice. Ella Fitzgerald did not become the “first lady” of these things overnight. She had to go through hardships in order to get to that point. Ella Fitzgerald was born
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Eddie K. Jazz 219 Charles Mingus Charles Mingus is a very important and influential name in jazz; however he is left out by many historians when talking about the history of jazz. The main reason he is left out by so many historians‚ Mark Gridley in particular‚ is because of his attitude and ego. He is clearly not the most pleasant person‚ and he surely does not display how a real jazz musician should act‚ at least according to most historians. The way he acts during performances can be
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May 26‚ 1926 in Alton‚ Illinois‚ a true legend of Jazz music was born. Miles Dewey Davis III‚ son of Miles Dewey Davis II and Cleota Mae Davis‚ was the middle child in the family. Miles had an older sister‚ Dorothy Mae Davis and a little brother‚ Vernon Davis. Both of his parents worked‚ making enough money live a middle-class lifestyle in a household which was located in a white neighborhood. His dad was a dental surgeon and his mother worked as a music teacher and a violinist‚ which justifies that
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1. Describe the ways in which swing music and popular culture were interrelated during the time known as the swing era. There were many ways in which swing music and popular culture were interrelated during the time known as the swing era. Jazz became the cornerstone of popular culture during the period known as the swing era. The swing era influenced clothing styles‚ retail marketing‚ fashion‚ dance‚ and even language. Swing fans had their own clothing style and built a social phenomenon around
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