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The Story Behind JazzFrom hearing it on the streets to watching it on stage, jazz, one of the weakest subcultures in music, had a huge impact on America’s society. The primitive jazz sound originated from New Orleans. As jazz began to spread in the United States, it gained more and more supporters. But it was not until the 1920’s where jazz really made an impact in the American society, affecting cultures, fashion statements, racial issues and even gender roles. The jazz subculture has impacted

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Name: Sofia EndaraResearch PaperJazz The Jazz is a music genre that was developed from the traditions of West Africa, Europe and North America. It arises specifically in New Orleans, Louisiana, home of musical style, where was a large consignments of slaves, mainly western Africa. That is why the jazz comes from the combination of three traditions: the native American, African and European. The African-American community in South America developed its musical expression through creative improvisation

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Washburn University Jazz Ensembles, I went to this concert with my boyfriend, Dylan. I decided to choose to go to the Jazz concert because I have always been interested in jazz; however, I have never attended a jazz concert before. Therefore, I believe it would be an amazing date idea for me and my boyfriend to attend. Which, the jazz concert was an amazing, and fun date night idea.The concert was split into 3 different types of jazz bands. Firstly, was the Washburn University Jazz Orchestra, they

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Jazz     Jazz is a type of music developed by black Americans about 1900     and possessing an identifiable history and describablestylistic evolution. It is rooted in the mingled musical traditions ofAmerican blacks. More black musicians saw jazz for the first time aprofession. Since its beginnings jazz has branched out into so manystyles that no single description fits all of them with total accuracy.Performers of jazz improvise within

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The name of concert was Jazz Ensemble II. It was on Tuesday, April 4, 2017 at 8 p.m. in the Julien J. Studley Theatre. The director of this concert was John Menegon. There were five instruments available those are bass, trumpet, drums, alto sax, and guitar. In addition to the instruments there were two vocals. Six pieces were played those were How Deep is the Ocean (Irving Berlin), S.T. Louis Blues (W.C. Handy) , Donna Lee/ Back Home in Indiana (Charlie Parker/ Ballard MacDonald, James F. Hanley)

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KEEP CALM AND JAZZ ON The Jazz dance form is quite popular and is enjoyed by all for its energy and rhythm. It is often thought of as an American creation, but it truly originates from a form of dance that was African American in origin. This occurred during the late 1800s. The first man to officially perform jazz dance was an American called Joe Frisco in around 1910. Though this was the first recorded history of jazz dancing, its roots seemed to lie further in the past than this. When slaves

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outlined the groundwork for how jazz came to be. In chapter one, it began with the cultures and previous genres of music that influenced jazz to develop to where it is today. While in chapter two, this information was taken, and used to delve into where jazz began, where early forms pulled influence from, and began detailing artists who popularized the genre. This chapter truly attempted to distinguish between folk tales and fiction as many popular stories regarding jazz history turned out to be false

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philosophyAs a long-life learning jazz educator, my teaching philosophy tries to address two major questions: firstly, how can we teach music as a subjective art form? Secondly, what makes the transmission of jazz practice so specific? As a complex cognitive process, both individual and collective, I believe that jazz requires a dedicated teaching approach to assist students in reaching their full potential. Rather than a stylistic category, I consider jazz more as an artistic and human mindset

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Jazz is one of few purely American art forms. Its creation came out of the southern United States and the social conditions associated with the relationship between the white and African American communities there (Larson 1). African American musicians in particular were the key proponents in the development of jazz in the early 20th century. The creation and shaping of jazz music came from a combination of the musical styles of spirituals, the blues, ragtime, and Western European classical music

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through listening to music in night clubs and jam sessions. Therefore, jazz music in Africa was learnt through imitation because the actual musician was not easily available to give a live performance. The first Bebop group was the Jazz Epistles of south Africa. The group comprised of Hugh Masekela (Trumpeter) and Kippie Moeketsi (Saxophonist) among others. Through this group, jazz music in African took the exact sound of the US jazz genre. In some instances, there was the addition of African instruments

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