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Louis Armstrong shaping scat singing to make it achieve posterity Louis Armstrong (1901-1971) is surely one of the most famous and incredible jazz singer and trumpet player. He influenced widely, and still does, jazz music. But there is something that only jazz specialists or some aficionados know: he actually reinvented a brand new genre of vocal jazz, the scat singing. And I said “reinvented” on purpose. Indeed, though Louis Armstrong's recording Heebie Jeebies in the mid 1926 is often cited

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Four Seasons Chamber Jazz- Niki HarrisJazz is defined as, a “type of music of black American origin characterized by improvisation, syncopation, and usually a regular or forceful rhythm, emerging at the beginning of the 20th century”. Jazz deals with a great deal of instruments, that rage from the piano, brass and wood wind instruments. Just as the instruments play a large portion is what actually defines jazz as “Jazz”, so does the vocals of an amazing performer. The miraculous show had its opening

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influence ground in the assertion that “all art is a kind of confession” and that artists must be forced to “vomit the anguish up,” (Gates Jr. 390). Baldwin’s confessional vomit came from his spirit of evangelism with lyrical stylings of both the blues and jazz. Baldwin’s writings appropriate all three of these elements of African-American culture in both small, singular elements and entire story structures. All three styles — as well as Baldwin’s own writing, chronicle the Black response to an oppressive

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On April fourth the Studley Jazz Ensemble, under the direction of Dr. John Menegon, presented their second concert in Julien J. Studley Theatre featuring music by Irving Berlin, W.C Handy, John Menegon, Dizzy Gillespe, Duke Ellington, and John Mayer. In addition, the ensemble included the bass, trumpet, drums, alto saxophone, guitar and two vocalists. The second piece that was performed was “St. Louis Blues”, by W.C Handy (1873-1958). The piece was considered the most famous blues composition from

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Jack Cole and Matt Mattox were two pioneers and key players in the evolution of Jazz dance. Both began in the dance field at an early age and both have taught thousands of students worldwide. Jack Cole, named “the father of Modern Jazz” (email citing pg 30), had a unique style all his own. Cole studied dance at the Deshawn Dance Company at an early age, being greatly influenced by the Asian styles focused on their, falling entranced with the oriental dance Bharata Natyam. He carried a reputation

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Jazz music was born in New Orleans, Louisiana. In the 1900’s, the music was developed during the times of slavery and segregation. Jazz was not only played for the pleasure it was played as a way of expressing feelings and telling stories. Another form of jazz was called Ragtime, which brought out mixed feelings. This was upbeat music and caught the attention of many of the young listeners. This era brought on the age of Flappers. Flappers were young women who felt free and wore shorter skirts that

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In my essay I am going to bring up three different topics. How jazz music makes West Side Story be evocative of the decade in which it was written, how gang related music would change West Side Story and Romeo and Juliet, and further how different Romeo and Juliet would be if they would of sang rather than spoke their soliloquy. Each of these topics has gang related actions and how music defines the gangs. In West Side Story both Acts 1 and 2 are mostly instrumental, allowing suspense to form in

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I enjoyed a wonderful jazz concert on Saturday night, to an audience about eighty people. Most of the audiences were college students and elders and it was not hard to tell that everyone was expecting this concert very much. At about 8:20pm, the concert started. Kei Akaji, the pianist and composer, introduced himself and his friends to the audience humorously and briefly. Then, 4 instruments assemble were gathering in the center of the stage and 10 wonderful jazz pieces was presented. Each piece

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How Did Frank Sinatra Influence Modern Jazz?“Basically, I'm for anything that gets you through the night - be it prayer, tranquilizers or a bottle of Jack Daniels.” -Frank Sinatra. Frank Sinatra made a very large influence on jazz music and had an impact on ending the big band era. He also changed the way singing style is used today in more than one genre. Sinatra was the first modern pop superstar, and transformed popular singing by infusing lyrics with a personal, intimate point of view that made

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The Jazz Age: A Time of Roaring ChangeThe years following the United States involvement in World War I brought about social change and great fortune. The 1920s, also known as the Jazz Age and the Roaring Twenties, was a time of economic prosperity, automobiles, consumerism, music, film, fashion, and literature. All of this created a new American popular culture.The American economy flourished after World War I. The United States was involved in the war as part of the Allied Powers, and continued

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