“St. Louis Blues” from 1922 was composed by William Christopher “W. C.” Handy. It is a blues jazz song. Handy was known as “The Father of the Blues”. The blues is a musical genre whose origin is from the African-American communities. The blues songs were jazz songs‚ rhythm and blues‚ and rock and roll. “St. Louis Blues” remains a fundamental part of jazz musicians’ repertoire. Handy wrote this song mainly inspired by some memories of his life. He remembered hearing a woman walking down the street
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enthralling musicians working in the progressively difficult-to-expound world of jazz. Cassandra Wilson won two Grammy awards; One for her album New Moon Daughter in 1996‚ and one in 2010 for her song Loverly. The American jazz musician and Grammy award winner released an album in the year of 1999 called Traveling Miles. Traveling Miles is purportedly Cassandra’s salute to Miles Davis‚ who was a well respected American jazz trumpeter‚ bandleader‚ and composer. Joy Bennett Kinnon‚ a magazine editor states
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Jose 1 Janelle Jose Professor Pappas AAS 254 16 April 2008 “Our Theater: The Hey Dey of the Apollo Theatre” Apollo was the Greek God of music‚ Poetry and the arts. His temple was at Delphi and was known to be a place of purification. There is a temple of a different that bears the name of the Greek god and its at 253 West 125th Street Harlem in New York City. The Apollo Theater would become as famous as the temple at Delphi. The Apollo Theaters home was in Harlem. Harlem is known worldwide as a
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musicians developed the rhythms of the Jazz. African American artists began to experiment with different styles and sounds of music. These sounds mixed together to create a new kind of music‚ which is known today as Jazz. The style was danceable and upbeat. This genre of music was popular in America‚ England and Australia.It was appreciated by the general public not just by African Americans. Technology has played an important role in the development of Jazz. By the 1930’s radios were present in
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in the early part of the twentieth century. Latin music greatly influenced jazz musicians in the early part of the twentieth century then this gave birth to the Latin jazz genre modern dancing styles were also influenced by the Latin music. 2.What was the significance of "Machito and His Afro-Cubans"? The significance of Machito and his Afro-Cubans was that they helped create salsa music cubop as well as Afro-Cuban Jazz. 3.How did Dizzy Gillespie incorporate Latin music into his music? Dizzy
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the time. They listen in their car‚ at work and home. Some people even study to music. Jazz‚ gospel and rap are some of the most popular kinds of music. A first example is jazz. Jazz has a very soft sound. They use saxophones and horns most of the time. People of all ages listen to this type of music. Jazz is usually played in nice restaurants. Piano plays a big role in jazz music as well. Most jazz music is instrumental. This is very good style of music. A second example is gospel music
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Coltrane’s life and his search for the incorporation of his spirituality with his music. John Coltrane was not only an essential contributor to jazz‚ but also music itself. John Coltrane died thirty-two years ago‚ on July 17‚ 1967‚ at the age of forty. In the years since‚ his influence has only grown‚ and the stellar avant-garde saxophonist has become a jazz legend of a stature shared only by Louis Armstrong and Charlie
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Legacy The legacy of Stax Records is a unique one that spans more than half a century. Stax Records is critical in American music history as it’s one of the most popular soul music record labels of all time - second only to Motown in sales and influence‚ but first in gritty‚ raw‚ stripped-down soul music. In 15 years‚ Stax placed more than 167 hit songs in the Top 100 on the pop charts‚ and a staggering 243 hits in the Top 100 R&B charts. It launched the careers of such legendary artists as Otis
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RAGTIME MUSIC PROJECT What is Ragtime Music? Ragtime was a relatively brief-lived musical form‚ its popularity lasting for about twenty years‚ but it was an essential link between earlier forms of “Negro music‚” European (“classical”) music‚ and jazz. It was defined at the time by its then-revolutionary use of syncopation‚ or it’s “ragged rhythm‚” which refers to its rhythmically broken up melodies. Its rhythms made it lively and springy‚ and therefore ideal for dancing. How/Why it started
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greatest of all jazz musicians. He defined what it really was to play genuine jazz music and taught the world to swing. He included joy‚ spontaneity‚ and amazing technical abilities. Louis Armstrong was a genius when it came to his inventive musical ability. In this paper‚ I will tell you about who Armstrong was‚ his early childhood‚ accomplishments‚ and his living legacy. Louis Armstrong was born on August 4‚ 1901 in New Orleans‚ Louisiana which is famously known as the birth place of jazz. Armstrong
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