Free jazz

Drug addiction has contributed to a large portion of cultural foundations in The United States. Throughout the decades, the use of drugs has sculpted the principals of life in a majority of all ethnic backgrounds. “Sonny’s Blues”, written by James Baldwin, conveys a first person view of the effects of drug addiction and the recovery processes power to bring family back together after an immense amount of hardship. Throughout “Sonny’s Blues”, Sonny has been released from jail and is dealing with…

Although one cannot pinpoint exactly where the term “hipster” originated, the most common knowledge is that the word “hipster” was used first in the 1940s used to describe jazz music enthusiasts. The link between white middle-class American youth and black urban working-class during this era is heavily grounded in the jazz music scene, and black culture is a major determining influence in a large amount of subcultures in America, particularly…

For my own virtual jazz band, I wanted to try and pick jazz musicians who could mend well with a dance or a swing band. Max Roach on drums, Charles Mingus on bass, Benny Goodman on clarinet, Lester Young on tenor sax, Cannonball Adderly on alto sax, Joe “Tricky Sam” Nanton on trombone, Dizzy Gillespie on trumpet, Ella Fitzgerald and Cab Calloway as singers, and Duke Ellington on piano and as the bandleader. The group would have the style of early 20th century dance bands and do a live…

The Quartet band was situated with drums in back center, bass in back right, keys in back left, and trumpet had the front section to himself to pace as he played. My server told me that Willem Paynter has a contract with the owner to provide live jazz every second Wednesday. The server also mentioned that the group that Willem brings is normally different every week as there is not a set band. So, Willem Paynter is the band leader but doesn’t have a consistent group, allowing for each…

trap, most didn't. Those who got out always left something of themselves behind, as some animals amputate a leg and leave it in the trap” (the narrator, 6). There was a cost of escaping from a trap, they both had to make sacrifices to set themselves free; Sonny had to overcome his addiction and give up from his only power which was drugs that made him feel strong. For the narrator, he lost his daughter, understanding the value of a brotherhood cost him his…

Marc Copland is a tremendous jazz pianist with a special ability to create stunning atmospheres with unrugged textures. Having collaborated in the recent years with the virtuous bassist Gary Peacock (Now This and Tangents) and the late guitarist John Abercrombie (39 Steps and Up and Coming), Copland never turned his back to his personal projects, which usually overflow with melodic sensibility and strong rhythmic discernment. The compositions included in Better By Far, his newest work, were…

Classical,Jazz,Rock,Hip-Hop,and Rap.Classical music and Baroque music both use symphonies to deliver their particular sounds, Classical music significantly stresses on a solitary song that every one of the instruments play. Established music began in Europe,around the regions of Italy,Austria,and Germany. "Established music was made amidst 1750 and 1830.Jazz is a remarkable American style of music that created in the mid twentieth century in urban territories of the United States. Jazz initially…

Jazz music is the most quintessentially “American” of all music traditions for many reasons. Many people, of different cultures or ethnic groups, have come together to share their love of jazz music. “Jazz has gone from being America’s music to the world’s music.” (www.jazzinamerica.org) “The French, Spanish, and African, Italian, and Irish- found common cause in their love of music.” (www.nps.gov) To some jazz was known as the result of the melting pot, New Orleans. Jazz was created in the…

music preference. The musical genius, Gershwin, created a new rhythm and style by combining Classical and Jazz music. In the time before Gershwin rose to fame for his song Rhapsody in Blue, Jazz was constantly changing with the time period. Jazz first arose as an exciting new beat that was carefully composed to create rise, fall, transition, and organization of rhythm. As time went on, Jazz began to become…

American Jazz sensation, Miles Dewey Davis III was born in Alton, Illinois, on May 26th 1926. The nine time Grammy winner is considered to be one of the top musicians of his era. He forever changed the style of jazz and history of music. Throughout his years in music, he has proven to be a universal musical genius that was able to stretch his style of sound for miles. Davis grew up in a middle class home with his parents, Miles Davis Jr. and Cleota Henry. His father was a successful oral…