Victor Estrada ID: 1261250 Listening To Jazz Class Essay Following the swing era‚ which had come into existence in the 1930’s after the Great Depression‚ a new and more innovative jazz style merged in the 1940’s known as Bebop. Bop was not as popular as swing because unlike swing‚ Bop was not a dancing jazz style. Bop however did bring a new musical dimension different from swing. The Bop jazz style focused on advanced improvisations‚ emphasis on solos‚ and just musical virtuosity in general
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Schools with music programs have an estimated 90.2% graduation rate‚ while schools without one have an estimated 72.9% graduation rate. There are many ways music‚ jazz in particular‚ has influenced society in the past and the present. The three most important things about jazz music are its effects on society in the past and present‚ its influencing of the music today‚ and its origins. Jazz music has effected society positively and negatively. It was started during a time of cultural divide‚ in
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On Thursday‚ April 21st‚ I had the opportunity to attend a jazz combos concert. I took it upon myself to attend this concert because of my interest for jazz and all that goes along with this genre of music. This concert involved two different groups of musicians performing music in the typical laid back fashion that most jazz performances are played in. Throughout this reaction I will give a few things I liked and disliked about these two groups of performers and specifically what intrigued me about
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I watched the film “Dedicated to Chaos PBS Episode 7” . The film talks about the changes Jazz was going through during WWII. Many Americans were already used to Swing music that it was already considered America’s music during the war. Although Swing music was popular among the majority of Jazz musicians‚ some musicians were in fact tired of the many restrictions found in Swing. So they decided to change the formula of Jazz music once again to create a highly complex form of Jazz: Bebop. The predominant
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Jazz is a mix of music from marching bands as well as blues and Ragtime. Jazz is a type of music genre that has black American origin and is characterized by a regular or forceful rhythm‚ improvisation‚ and syncopation. Jazz’s most common instruments are brass and woodwind instruments and piano although the guitar and violin are occasionally used. Some different styles of Jazz are Dixieland‚ swing‚ bebop‚ and free jazz. The history of Jazz started in the South in the United States. The foundation
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During the corrupt years of 1950‚ there was a boy named Charlie. Charlie used to have parents‚ but his mother passed away when he was born‚ and his dad was sent to asylum‚ as he has gone insane. One silent night‚ like all the others in April‚ at midnight‚ he was running in a storm until he came upon a circus which was as dark as the night sky. Charlie was wondering if he should go in or not‚ and‚ he chose to go in. Once he went in‚ a clown went to his phone telling the person he dialed ¨We got one
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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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INTRODUCTION Louis Vuitton has prided itself in its tradition and longstanding commitment to thousands of peoples lifestyles for over a century and a half. Right from its origins as a trunkmaker‚ Louis Vuitton has always been a trendsetter‚ progressively developing a range of luxury products consistent with the brand ’s values. This creativity entered an exciting new realm in 1998 when Mark Jacobs joined the firm as the Artistic Director. The French origin of Louis Vuitton swiftly became an international
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I have selected Branford Marsalis‚ a saxophonist‚ as my modern contemporary jazz artist. Initially‚ I chose him because his name sounded familiar and I wanted to choose an artist from the list of saxophonists. Moreover‚ the content of his discography was fascinating by its inclusion of several jazz albums with the Branford Marsalis Quartet as well as other collaborative projects and a solo project. Among the list was the album‚ Music Redeems‚ with performances by The Marsalis Family‚ is a collaboration
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Jazz & Blues Concert Tickets‚ Schedule & Tour Dates As a particular complex term‚ Jazz Blues can allude either to a blues artist who utilizes more propelled harmonies or potentially rhythms which break out of customary‚ direct blues designs. The outcomes may sound more like one side of the condition with a touch of the other blended in‚ or even approach R&B. Blues and jazz were established in a similar African-American melodic customs in any case‚ and they have dependably sufficiently crossed that
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