Jazz dance

Big Star was an American power pop band formed in Memphis, Tennessee, in 1971 by Alex Chilton, Chris Bell, Jody Stephens, and Andy Hummel. The group broke up in 1974, but reorganized with a new line-up nearly 20 years later. In its first era, the band's musical style drew on the vocal harmonies of The Beatles, as well as the swaggering rhythms of The Rolling Stones and the jangling guitars of The Byrds. To the resulting power pop, Big Star added dark, existential themes, and produced a style…

For me, I tended to concentrate on what melody on the song and tone of her voice rather than the instruments playing. Both the cornet and piano accompaniment exemplified the practice of call and response which is a popular thing during the Urban Jazz era. Throughout the song I noticed that both instruments tended to change melodies and become more heard after a lyric was sung. I think the addition of the call and response technique made…

A singer, songwriter and classically trained multi-instrumentalist, Alexander Kotz, otherwise known as Elderbrook, developed his love for music at an early age. Building his musical foundations upon the influences of Jazz artists Sam Cooke and Billie Holiday, London-native Kotz would forge his unique vocals with an instrumental knowledge of guitar, bass, piano, and drums. A student of the prestigious Bath Spa University, Kotz began experimenting with his sound, merging his acoustic and…

i. Grip – Slatkin often uses a light grip with the handle of the baton between his thumb and index finger. However, he has held the handle in the palm of his hand, while his thumb and index finger gripped the baton. Occasionally, his pinky finger pops out during cues and powerful sections of the movement. ii. Wrist motion – Slatkin has a natural wrist motion as he conducts and he uses his wrist the most when cuing big entrances. In addition, Slatkin stresses his wrist motion whenever he…

SINATRA AT THE SANDS (1966) If you watched the OCEAN’s THIRTEEN (2007) till the end, you must remember Danny Ocean (George Clooney) said to Willy Bank (Al Pacino) “You shook Sinatra's hand, you should know better”. The quote represents the Sinatra reputation as the legend of the Vegas, from the original roll of Danny Ocean in Ocean’s eleven (1960) staring by himself together with his Rat Pat gang (Dean Martin and Sammy Davis JR) , Sinatra was also recognized as the icon of Las Vegas, Las Vegas…

The song Cooler Than Me, is a debut single by an American singer and songwriter named Mike Posner. Cooler Than Me is a dance-pop type of music. Mike Posner was born February 12, 1988 in Southfield MIchigan. Since it was released it peaked at number 6 on the Billboard Top 100. It also reached number one on Billboard Hot Dance Airplay. Mike Posner has another version named “Gigamesh Remix” that was released on Mike Posner’s October 2009 mixtape, One Foot out of Door. Mike posner is known for…

couldn’t. When she was eighteen years old Sarah was dared by her friends to enter an amateur singing competition at the Apollo Theatre in Harlem. She performed “Body and Soul” and won first prize. This success marked the start of her career. Earl Hines, jazz pianist and bandleader, was so impressed with her voice that he offered her a job backstage after…

open with some variation of credential management. Since each job description seems to fit within my scope of experience I am applying for the positions of Packet Assistant, Credential Assistant and Will Call/Production Assistant with The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. One of my biggest assets to these positions would be my experience working with CID Entertainment. I have worked many large-scale festivals and tours for the company on a contracted basis for about three years. My most…

On October 8th and 9th there will be the 6th Annual Riverside Blues, Brews & BBQ Festival on the Beacon Field in Greenfield,MA. Christy Moore, the director of the recreation department for 6 years said it was started by “a group who watch the Kansas City BBQ competition on a cooking channel and thought it would be cool to bring it to Greenfield.” “2,000 people had come through out the weekend and through the gates.” These people are coming from Massachusetts, Rhode Island and New Hampshire,…

Chapter 1: Composer’s Biography James Horner was born on August 14, 1953, in Los Angeles, California. James died on June 22, 2015 at the age of 61 because of a plane crash. In James’ early life, he lived in London, where James went to school at The Royal College of Music. When James later came back to America he decided to go to Verde Valley School in Sedona, Arizona. This is the school where he later got his bachelor’s degree in music. James started to play the piano when he was five. His…