needs for his Bachelor of Music degree in Jazz Studies. Jared Blum‚ with his special guests (Megan Spurlock on the clarinet‚ Morgan Childres on the trombone‚ the Jazz Combo‚ the Jazz Essemble‚ and other special guests)‚ collectively performed nine pieces along with a medley that compromised of three songs at the concert. Prior to taking this course‚ one of the first questions that I asked myself was “what do I know about jazz?” I have always consociated jazz music with the African American culture
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In today’s time‚ even though gangster rap is taking over; there are still some artists who have a lot of angrily sociopolitical lyrics and sometimes performed them by acting them out. It was in the early ’70s that Gil Scott-Heron (who is primarily a jazz-influenced soul singer) experimented with pre-hip-hop rapping on sociopolitical scorchers like "Whitey on the Moon" and "No Knock" (which lambasted the FBI for going after the Black Panthers). Scott-Heron’s best known song from that period is "The
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Emilie Durkheim’s Concern with a Shift from Mechanical to Organic Solidarity Compared with the Concerns of Karl Marx and Max Weber Kat Shuttleworth SOC 3320 – 001 Dr. Piancenti Sociologists Emilie Durkheim‚ Karl Marx and Max Weber all thrived in the modern classical age. Each of the three were essentially concerned with the base of social solidarity‚ along with the division of labor‚ and social order. Coming from different theoretical traditions‚ these three sociologists
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After kinship‚ one of the most central ideas in anthropology is exchange. In societies without centralised states and systems of social control‚ exchange was often a key method for maintaining some sort of balance and political neutrality between communities. It was also a key method of ensuring the movement of desired commodities from one place to another and ensuring survival through the generations. In this lecture I look at two central anthropological thinkers in relation to aspects of exchange
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It took the establishment of a new country‚ the United States‚ for all of the ideas from different lands to immigrate to and then have those ideas fused together. Consequently‚ most of the elements of Jazz Swing are so bonded together that experts are unable trace them back to just one culture‚ race‚ country‚ or peoples; therefore‚ Swing has generally been known and accepted as a worldwide phenomenon born in America. Roughly two hundred and thirty-nine
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pants. When I think of Jazz I think of a small group of performers usually consisting of a trumpet‚ saxophone‚ and a small drum normally‚ enacting on the sidewalk or small building. It also brings to mind a poetry slam where everyone is snapping their fingers and there is a drum accompanying the one who is sharing poetry. The Swinging River Jazz band is a more modern jazz performance and was a little different than what I expected as far as the size and the arrangement. Jazz it a lot more classical
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Another way this was made popular was by cutting contests. These contests would allow “professors” to outplay one another by adding embellishments that were improvised on spot reflecting on what was later made known as jazz. A solo pianist‚ to this day‚ still uses this technique in the jazz culture. Scott Joplin is one of the major creators who is given almost sole credit for the then new music but was also overlooked due to his color by biased white scholars limiting him as “only” a ragtime composer
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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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Breathing and Living Jazz For my Extended Project‚ I will be composing a Jazz and Blues inspired piece. Jazz is a style of music that originated in the United States of America and was used as a way to express one’s emotions. The syncopated rhythms and simple understructure have led to some of the most influential songs and musicians of the 20th century. The room to improvise is endless. It is often said‚ “in jazz there is no wrong note”. Since I am producing a jazz piece as my artefact‚ I thought
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swing involves a departure from the written score by maintaining the underlying beat‚ but playing the melody between and around the beat in a fashion other than it is written (Pg. 2121). More commonly‚ swing refers to what we call "big band" jazz of the 1930’s- music performed by groups which generally featured several of each instrument and playing a steady but still wild beat that was great for dancing. Swing was a big band music with some exceptions like Benny Goodman’s small bands
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