In this concerto report I will analyze the experience I had when I attended the big band jazz combos at the Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall in the Lee County campus of Florida Southwestern State college at 7:30pm. It is directed by Dr. Tom Smith and is accompanied by a large band which includes trumpets, trombones, saxophones, and a rhythm section.
This concerto had a variety of musical pieces that displayed the talent and beauty of not only the music, but also the performers. The piece that stood out the most to me and I enjoyed the best was Impressions by Coltrane/Taylor. Published in 1961 at the height of the jazz era, it is a post-bop style of music. It begins with an “India” which essentially is just bass and drums, and eventually
This concerto had a variety of musical pieces that displayed the talent and beauty of not only the music, but also the performers. The piece that stood out the most to me and I enjoyed the best was Impressions by Coltrane/Taylor. Published in 1961 at the height of the jazz era, it is a post-bop style of music. It begins with an “India” which essentially is just bass and drums, and eventually