this group there were many performers with different instruments: Domenic Dalpez (baritone saxophone) , Jesse Crosson (trombone) , Aaron Smith (trumpet) , Randy Sandoli (piano) , Molly Redfield (bass) , Devan Kortan (guitar) , and Cameron Womack (drums). The songs that they played were: “Synchronous Dance”, “Untill We Meet Again”, and “On Our Way.” The performers from The Kandinsky Effect were: Warren Walker (saxophone and effects), Gael Petrina (bass and effects), and Caleb Dolister (drums) and…
for me and I was offered to play a part in the Muskegon Jazz band. Mrs. Lawrence had me playing bass clarinet for concert band. I could also play clarinet, however she had me play the Baritone Saxophone. I loved the sound of the clarinet; it gave me this warm feeling in my stomach, but when I played Barry saxophone it made me even happier. We played in the spring. The weather was very nice that night. You could smell the grass and feel that their was a lot of love their. Hairitage Landing was…
In my high school career, I have been terrible with grades in my freshman year. I slowly but surely started to pick them up, but I was not the smartest in school. I was a slow learner, didn’t really catch the material as fast as everybody else. That was a disadvantage for me because I was making up some classes while I had to handle my regular A-G classes. I can honestly say it was probably one of the most difficult times in high school. That was around the time where I wasn’t really interested…
always played music and got involved with it. Charlie discovered his own talent for music through taking lessons at a public school. When charlie was a teen he played the baritone horn in the school band. When charlie was 15 the alto saxophone was his instrument of choice. Charlie's dad abandon the family so his mother got him a saxophone to cheer him up alittle. When charlie was in school he charlie started playing with bands on the local club scene. In 1935 he decided to drop out of school in…
At 7:30 in the evening on Tuesday, October 4th, the Northern Michigan University music department’s Jazz band held a concert at Reynolds Recital Hall on campus. The music was surprisingly quite varied compared to what I had expected and the musicians were clearly talented. The entire performance was very impressive and it was neat to see fellow students performing and displaying such skill. Ultimately, I was glad to have attended the concert, despite the fact that I don’t particularly enjoy jazz…
Growing up, my life revolved around music. My mother, a waitress and my father a bassist. I pretty much grew up in restaurants and bars, listening to my dad play songs Keith Richards wrote 30 years ago. Living in a house with more vinyls than square feet, I learned to love every genre of music. My parents went to every live concert they could go to; Aerosmith, Van Halen, The Rolling Stones, you name it my parents were in the crowd. When I was ten my mom told me about this great guitar…
audience with fabulous arrangements of acknowledged tunes with his expansive Saxophone Choir. The sparkling harmonic sequences led to soulful approaches and the balance between the improvised and the arranged was awesome. They kicked in with “To the Roach”, a piece dedicated to the drummer Max Roach, and proceeded with bubbling sax improvisations on “Coltrane Time”, Pope’s ballad “Cis” and an Afro-Latin piece packed with baritone fills whose title I couldn’t figure out. They concluded with a…
The brass line brings the sound and the flare to any modern marching band and drum corp. The section, if played correctly can blend perfectly together. Each instrument has its own unique history and has evolved from their ancestors into almost a completely different instrument. From being used for religious purposes to signaling or provoking fear into enemies eyes, the instruments have evolved into the beautiful yet powerful sounding instruments today. Brass instruments have vastly different…
Performer: James Brown Career Span: 1960-1990 Location: James Brown was born in South Carolina but was raised in Southern Georgia. Band Members: James Brown’s first band consisted of members from his Gospel Based group from the 1950s where his career began as a musician. After his hit of “Please, Please, Please” they changed their name to James Brown and the “Famous Flames.” In 1970, Brown hired some young musicians to form his new band. BIO: James Brown was born in south within a…
Mozart called La ci darem la mano is a composition that involves professors: Eric Brown (baritone), Roma Prindle (soprano), and Chialing Hsieh (piano). The singers work rather well together as each joins the other at their respective parts in a steady regular fashion, as well as playing their separate sole roles clearly and precisely. They even…