Blue Winds Dancing

I was very excited for this trip the most since its a music event plus it something different compared to the kind of music I grow up with. Jazz is not a popular music where I am from However with the internet as well as the tv I had the chance to introduced to this style of music. I find jazz music different than any other music its very relaxing as well as enjoyable. I was expecting to listen to a typical american jazz with the common typical instrument such as Saxophone, Trumpet, Trombone,…

performed a variety of songs from blues, jazz roll, to bebop etc. Marty Liquori was the guitarist and his friend Vic Donnell the Keyboardist. Then the concert took a musical break and later they were joined by vocalist Patti Markoch where she sung a few songs while they played. Every songs will be listed below, including style with a brief description. The first song that they performed was “Alice in Wonderland,” it was executed in a jazz roll style, 4 bars blues. One can hear the sound of…

Formal Analysis: David Bourdon and Gregory Battcock David Bourdon and Gregory Battcock is an oil on canvas piece by the artist Alice Neel. In this piece you see two seated men, one in suit and tie and the other only in underwear. Both men seem to be staring off into the distance with disinterest. This piece is actually a portrait of the openly gay couple. Alice specialized in portraits and bringing attention to features others usually didnt say much about although you could not help think of.…

music played in this festival are traditional jazz, Cajun music which is the Mardi Grass dance hall music, Zydeco and bounce music (Lipsitz, 2011). On top of that, New Orleans is the birth place of many artist and music styles. For instance, the Blues music has its roots in this place and most of the artist who are famous in the world got the inspiration from Mardi Grass festival. However, jazz music is the main type of music that dominates the festival. This is because jazz music is a…

Few cities can claim the legacy of blues. There’s a generation of blues musicians that have brought their beautiful music to the Temecula Valley, attracted by the charm of the scene of a city domained by the wine culture, it seems like the pair goes very well hand in hand. The public is always eagered to hear vibrant guitar riffs and suspended harmonica chords. Missy Andersen at the Miramonte Winery on November 21st, 2015 was no exception. The large enclosed courtyard provided a festive ambiance…

With these artists, they have the ability to pull at someone’s heartstrings with their words, unlike the Hard Rock. It is easier for a person to relax and wind down listening to this Rock. The influence these artists have on society are more positive than negative. From the words of Daughtry, “Well I 'm going home, Back to the place where I belong, And where your love has always been enough for me” (Daughtry)…

Edward Hopper’s 1927 oil painting, Automat, shows a lone woman sitting in an automat and through Hopper’s use of color and geometric structure, he depicts the loneliness and despair of this woman. The main focus of the painting is a single woman sitting at a table gazing down at the table where her cup is at. The woman is dressed very nicely, she is wearing an emerald green coat with brown fur trim and a yellow cloche hat. The brim of her hat appears to have been pulled down, slightly covering…

being Europe one of the principles developer and promoter. 10. What are the three main sources of popular music? What did each contribute to the popular sound? 1. Anglo-American Flok music: From, Instrumentation, the idea of storytellers, and Dancing while someone is singing. 2. European music: Instrumentation, Forms, Complex harmonies, and Complex lyrical melodies. 3. Africa/African-American music: Complex polyrhythms, Prominent percussion, Instrumentation, Call and responds,…

As stated by the legends of the iconic band ACDC, “it’s a long way to the top if you want to rock and roll”. These words serve as a summation of the music that plagued a generation and became more than a new genre of music loved by so many people and hated by even more. The rough and wild world of Rock and Roll music was the pretext for the changes in society that were much needed during the time of its birth and throughout its entire rein of its popularity, spanning from 1951 to the present day…

As we finished eating we would sit quietly on the living room floor, staring at the glamourous Christmas tree that sparkled in blue and white lights. The tree was rich in bright colors that was over shadow by the monstrous pile of boxes wrapped in colors and shinny glittery paper with lush curls of ribbons streaming down to the floor. I sat quietly but in the inside it could not…