Jazz Concert Review Essay

The Museum of Contemporary Art of North Miami held an evening jazz concert open to the public featuring the jazz band Karina Iglesias & the Nu-Thang. Karina Iglesias and the Nu-Thang included Karina Iglesias as the lead vocalist, accompanied by Brian Robertson on the piano, James McCoy on bass, and Kevin Abanto on drums. This concert consisted of one set of six songs that last for an hour and fifteen minutes. I wanted to attend this concert because Karina Iglesias appeared as a finalist on the national television show “The Voice”. Later that night, Karina Iglesias was awarded the “Women Who Inspire” award by the City of North Miami’s Mayor in celebration of North Miami’s Women’s History Month. Karina Iglesias & the Nu-Thang sound consisted of combination of jazz, rhythm & blues, hip-hop, pop, and blues. I never knew who this band was before attending the show but knew majority of the songs that were played because they …show more content…
The dynamics in this song alternated a couple times between pianissimo and fortissimo. The tempo of this song was a faster than the usually slow speed I usually this song played in. The melody was repeated with some variations. The solo by Brian Robertson in this piece had a sad sound because of all the minor keys he hit with a combination of playing softly. Overall, this piece was soothing and nice to listen to and got a big applause from the audience. “Hotline Bling” by Drake had a mesh of polyphonic and homophonic textures and a lively tempo. This cover piece another beautifully performed piece by Karina Iglesias & the Nu-Thang. The tempo alternated between accelerando and ritardando a couple of times. The dissonant chords that were used resolved and were played at a slower tempo than the chorus. The mutes were timed perfectly with the rhythm. I liked this cover piece because the clarity and harmony between all the instruments