Armstrong and many other artists like Ellington‚ Jelly Roll Morton‚ and Bessie Smith used Jazz as a means to exemplify the severe hardships faced by African Americans in the rural South and the urban North. It took the environment of the new American city
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The Jazz Anecdotes by Bill Crow covers in detail about the History‚ definition‚ figures and in general in depth understanding of Jazz music. It’s Impossible to describe and name all the figures in a two page short essay‚ but I’ll do my best to fit as much as possible. According to the book: at first‚ the idea of pep and having a good time which was a Victorian morality against rebellion mentality shaped the idea of jazz. It became a rich and formal tradition of American music. Ragtime which was
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were left sitting in New York after the collision of the Twin Towers. While searching through the rubble‚ one item was not damaged. That one item‚ a Christian cross‚ was taken to court to be banned from being displayed in the museum and memorial (Armstrong). Many people strongly disagreed with the thought of taking the cross to law enforcement and decided to argue against the idea to keep it and have it displayed in the museum to honor those who had to sacrifice their lives during the attack. The Christian
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LESSSON 5 The Swing Era (1932-1942) • Post Depression (1929) • Big Bands become prominent • Instrumentation: 4-5 trumpets‚ 4 trombones‚ 5 saxophones (woodwinds)‚ piano‚ bass‚ drums‚ guitar • Arranger becomes much more important • Written out arrangements with less‚ or little‚ improvisation • Some up-tempo tunes • Many more ballads with jazz interpretation • Music often for dancing Music become a big business • Recordings were now very important • Recording companies now exercised
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Joshua Pauly Professor Hsu Artistic/Cultural Plunge Essay 11 April 2013 The Gypsy Swing Cats and the Beginning of Jazz On Wednesday April 10th I decided to go to the Kaffee Meister Coffeehouse‚ located at 9225 Carlton Hills Blvd Santee Ca. 92071‚ for the specific reason of enjoying some Jazz music played by the San Diego based Gypsy Swing Cats. I was quite impressed with how they performed by mixing an energetic and innovated blend of Swing‚ Jazz‚ and Blues. From what I observed‚ their music
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Over the years jazz music has gone through many musical evolutions throughout its history. At its height in the 20s and through the 40s‚ jazz big bands were one of the most popular forms of musical entertainment in America. After World War II‚ there seem to be a shift within the jazz community as more and more jazz musician broke away from the big band genre. Many of them created smaller more intimate groups that wanted to put more of an emphasis on solo improvisation‚ instrumental virtuosity‚ and
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but Red dies. Agents are still watching Billie. Billie and another woman in her building switch so Billie can get out. Johnnie picks up Billie. Congress passes the first national crime bill‚ which makes interstate crime a federal offense. John and Billie plan to escape somewhere after a big job. Billie is taken into custody at a bar. John almost risks his freedom to get back Billie but doesn’t chance it. Billie gives them a fake address. Billie gets a note to John telling him not to try
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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 implication of femininity in Sedaris’ desire to mimic Billie Holiday’s voice. Billie Holiday was an American jazz singer whose career took off in the 1930s. Some would find it peculiar as to why
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magnificent musical films that remain unsurpassed creations in movie history. Mainly‚ there were three musical producers‚ Arthur Freed‚ Joe Pasternak‚ and Jack Cummings. Each producer had his team‚ these were referred to as “units”‚ such as the famous “Freed Unit”‚ known for making the most sophisticated musicals with popular songs. Freed also adapted Broadway shows into films. Joe Pasternak’s unit made films with simpler plots and used more operatic songs and classical music. Jack Cummings‚ who was Louis
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free and living in a free society‚ many times characters remain restricted due to their own conflicting matters. This can be seen evidently in the play Harlem Duet through the main character‚ Billie. Despite all blacks being declared officially free from slavery by the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863‚ Billie still feels ‘enslaved’ many times due to pressures of external factors‚ such as racism that still exists in society‚ and internal factors such as her inability to remain in control of a situation
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