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 control over music • Record salesbecame the determining factor of success‚ (popularity vs. quality issue) commercialism • Arrangements & improvised solos confined
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The CSUN Jazz A Band performed at the Valley Performing Arts Center on February 28‚ 2013 at 7:30 PM. The director‚ John Daversa‚ put together two sections of the show; the first section exhibited the works of Dee Barton‚ a local jazz musician that recently passed away and the second half introduced two renowned vocalists that accompanied the jazz band. The first vocalist was Renee Olstead‚ an entertaining vocalist with a strong and soulful voice. The second vocalist was Tierney Sutton who has an
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Bebop jazz‚ which "slowly evolved from late swing and transition period jazz" (Jazz and the Beat Generation)‚ was quite a shock to the white population when it first appeared on the scene during the Depression. This intricate compilation of sounds became the staple for all that was anti-commercial and as much a part of African-American roots as possible. The reason for such separation between blacks and whites when bebop became so popular is that white musicians were in it for the commercial success
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Jazz by Ken Burns “JAZZ” is a documentary by Ken Burns released 2001 that focuses on the creation and development of jazz‚ America’s “greatest cultural achievement.” The first episodes entitled‚ “Gumbo‚ Beginnings to 1917” and “The Gift (1917-1924)‚ explain the early growth of jazz as it originates in New Orleans and its expands to Chicago and New York during the Jazz Age. In assessing the first two episodes of Ken Burns’ 2001 documentary‚ "JAZZ‚" this essay will explore the history of jazz‚
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Louis Armstrong‚ an influential figure in the Jazz world‚ once said‚ “If you have to ask what jazz is‚ you’ll never know.” Over time‚ jazz has kept its essential elements and original style‚ even as new styles have developed. Jazz‚ in its most basic form‚ is defined as “music that includes qualities such as swing‚ improvising‚ group interaction‚ developing an ’individual voice’‚ and being open to different musical possibilities‚” by Travis Jackson‚ a Professor of American Music. Improvisation‚ being
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Report Jazz Guitar and all about it Intro Jazz guitar term can mean two things: either it’s a type of guitar or a style of playing the guitar. Jazz guitar made an appearance in Jazz in around 1930’s. Due to its predecessor a.k.a. acoustic guitar being too quiet‚ musicians had it hooked up to amplifiers and that’s how the electric guitar was born. Ever since‚ electric guitar has been the standard of guitars in Jazz and it eventually went on revolutionizing the music industry and making it the corner
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Even in the common jazz lover community‚ Gypsy Jazz is considered a style rather than an individual genre. The fact that Gypsy Jazz is a style‚ means that there aren’t many specific musical pieces that are original to the style. Jazz musicians started by covering popular jazz standards of the day and‚ similarly‚ Gypsy Jazz musicians had the same material to work with. Gypsy Jazz is an extremely unique style however‚ it’s versatile enough to be able to translate modern‚ and standard‚ popular music
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Reflection Activity: Expressionist Music and Jazz Expressionism is an artistic movement that stresses intense and subjective emotion. Artists that use expressionism usually focus on their inner feelings instead of depicting outward appearances. Expressionism is an art concerned with social protest. Some characteristics of expressionist music are that it is episodic with a fragmentary form. It involves a great emotional magnitude. Also‚ it is discontinuous. Most expressionist works stress harsh dissonance
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The first question I asked myself at the beginning of the quarter was how much do I actually know about jazz? I have always characterized jazz music as a rhythmic and instrumental form of music. My impression on the basis of the jazz has always been portrayed with the African-American race. I think this was build up from the rhythm n’ blues era and meaning according to the dictionary ("style of music that was invented by African American musicians in the early part of the twentieth century and
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George Benson performed at the Java Jazz Festival with his orchestra behind him supporting his every note. This performance was in tribute to Nat King Cole. George Benson showed out while performing on the stage in front of hundreds of people with both upbeat songs and calming songs. The overall performance was highly interesting with the combination of different jazz songs and the different rhythms and meanings. Their stage presence was very professional‚ but they also had fun with their performance
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