Ella Fitzgerald is the topic we will be covering. We will be covering Ella’s life‚ music‚ and her legacy. The reason we chose Fitzgerald as a topic is because she was one of the most notable singers in the 1920s‚ even being named the Queen of Jazz. In addition‚ her music appealed to us with her beautiful vocals. On April 25‚ 1917 in Newsport News‚ Virginia‚ Ella Fitzgerald was born in Newsport News‚ Virginia. She was born to William and Temperance Fitzgerald‚ who divorced shortly after her birth
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TROMBONE SHORTY Trombone Shorty’s new album opens with a dirge‚ but if you think the beloved bandleader‚ singer‚ songwriter and horn-blower born Troy Andrews came here to mourn‚ you got it all wrong. That bit of beautiful New Orleans soul — "Laveau Dirge No. 1‚" named after one of the city’s most famous voodoo queens — shows off our host’s roots before Parking Lot Symphony branches out wildly‚ wonderfully‚ funkily across 12 diverse cuts. True to its title‚ this album contains multitudes of sound
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From the time Tatum was born on Oct. 13‚ 1909 in Toledo‚ Ohio‚ he was destined for revolutionizing jazz. He was born with a blind eye and the other partially blind‚ but his ears were his way of seeing the world. He could sit down and play the same music meant for four hands. He was unbeatable at any piano competition. His influence on jazz will be forever respected by jazz pianists (and non-pianists) worldwide. As a child‚ Art received a little formal training for piano at Toledo School of Music
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Twenties‚ the Golden Twenties‚ the Jazz Age‚ and the Lost Generation. The Jazz Age‚ another name for the 1920’s‚ was the age when music became more popular through African American singers and instrument players. The Lost Generation was actually a group of writers who wrote about the disillusionment of the 1920’s these writers were the start of the new era. They wrote about the American Dream‚ but
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visual arts‚ music is no such stranger to academics drawing weak links between historical events and new music styles. In our case‚ the origins and influences of free jazz are being called into question. While the civil rights tension during the 1950s and 1960s is often cited as the main influence of free jazz‚ in actuality‚ free jazz stems from a combination of the civil rights movement‚
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other jazz clubs‚ gave birth to what is now known as ‘be-bop.’ Musicians he played with were Charlie Parker‚ Dizzy Gillespie‚ Mary Lou Williams‚ Kenny Clarke‚ Oscar Pettiford‚ Max Roach‚ Tadd Dameron‚ to name a few. The jam sessions that took place here were inspiring many musicians of the day. From the time Thelonious was on the scene this new thing called ‘modern jazz’ was emerging‚ and people either really liked it or didn’t understand it at all. And Monk was the leader of modern-jazz. No one
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King Oliver’s Creole Jazz Band‚ prf. Dippermouth blues [LP9856] Lewis‚ Meade "Lux" Honky Tonk Train Blues Louis Armstrong‚ prf. West End Blues [CDA 13024] Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five‚ prf. Struttin’ with some barbeque [LP 9856] Louis Armstrong and His Hot Seven‚ prf. Potato Head Blues [CDA 13024] Morganfield‚ McKinley (Muddy Waters) Got My Mojo Working [CDA 100037 v.7] Morton‚ Ferdinand (Jelly Roll). Trumpet: King Oliver King Porter [CDA 7483] Original Dixieland Jazz Band‚ prf. Livery Stable
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played in orchestras‚ jazz bands‚ brass ensembles‚ popular music and bands. Different sized trumpets have different pitches and are used in different musical groups. Most trumpets in bands are in the key of B flat major. Historically‚ trumpets were used for many different things but music was not thought of until the late 1300’s. Louis Armstrong ‚ born in 1901 and died in 1971‚ was a trumpet player. He was one of the most famous and influential trumpet player in Jazz history. Many people thought
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CASE STUDY ON NATIONAL JAZZ HALL OF FAME (NJHF) SYNOPSIS This case describes and presents the problems faced by Mr. Rutland‚ Professor of History at the University of Virginia and founder of the National Jazz Hall of Fame (NJHF)‚ in his attempts to gain national recognition for the organization. The NJHF has achieved moderate success at a local level but has not attracted the needed national recognition. Basically the NJHF was established to maintain a jazz museum in an old Paramount theatre
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The main influences of Western art music in the 20th century. Early 20th century art music was some of the first music which explored the idea of dissonance; the idea that music does not require any specific harmony among notes. Throughout the history of classical music‚ up until then‚ dissonance was avoided. The strong influence of African tribal music caused much of early 20th century art music to make the listener dance and move. Igor Stravinsky (17th July 1882 – 6th April 1971) was a ground
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