Jazz fusion

Bronx-born natural singer Jessica NYC has a sultry wide range versatile voice with just a touch of heat~ a perfect match for genres of House, Jazz-Fusion, Neo-Soul music. In the mid 90's she was backup singing in Soho studios and co-writing songs with emerging talents. 
 Jessica NYC is a true New York City Girl that has partied at many of our beloved House and R&B nightclubs~ Underground, Danceteria, Palladium, Fun House, Webster Hall, Roxy, Tunnel, Zanzibar, Limelight, Bentleys, Bonds…

Fusion rock is a term frequently used in music to classify songs containing characteristics of the rock genre with another style of music, for example African or jazz music. Sister Rose, performed by renowned band Sky, and Smooth performed by the popular band Santana are both strong examples of fusion rock. While Sky successfully manages to fuse two very opposite styles of music, rock and classical, Santana unites rock and Latin music together bringing a spicy, hot dance number. Both pieces…

Jazz is a very unique genre of music because of how it was created and its complexity. It was, and still is to this day, one of the hardest styles to play on any instrument because of its improvisation. Jazz was made from a large culture collision, erotic past times and many famous musical genres mixing to create a beautiful sound that is still appreciated in this current day and age. There was a high demand for slaves in the south at plantations as field workers or houses as servants; because…

Oh the weather outside is frightful, but the music is so delightful! Therefore, zesty music is all you need to keep warm during the winter season and Schoolcraft College can help you ease your winter blues. The place to be was on February 17th, 2016 at precisely noon in the Kehrl Auditorium of the stunning VisTaTech Center. When I walked in the door it was easy to see where the concert was going to be performed with a long line of spectators. As I was waiting in the line, I began to start small…

Jazz music represents the combination of many different cultures into to one, to form something soulful and full of rich history. The basis to all music- melody, harmony, tone and rhythm- are all complex and full of hidden meaning in jazz. There are many variations on jazz as well, each full of its own meaning and its own rich history. Jazz started in the 1800s by African-Americans in the south. Plantation worker made songs, spirituals, and field hollers part of everyday life. These people used…

being encouraged by their slave traders, the roots of African music trace back to the 1600’s where slaves began singing and dancing to help maintain their physical condition and keep them from despair and suicide (Collier: The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz). These experiences would come to shape customs of resilience, with the African American musical culture affirming this. Beginning with the development of Blues and Ragtime, this paper will discuss the…

the jazz, behaved like another person. Surprisingly, he played Beethoven’s masterpieces and intoxicated jazz music equally well. It made people wonder, how would that be by mixing jazz and classical music? In the article “Jazz, America’s Classical Music”, Dr. Billy Taylor introduces jazz music’s African American slave origin and its evolution over time. He states that jazz music is the fusion of mixed culture and conveys the American ideology. On the contrary, in the article “Don't Call Jazz…

Miles's group can be seen in this quote from "The Sharrock way of knowledge" by Robert Palmer (1991), when Palmer said: "before rock guitarists began acquiring jazz-based chops - before Hendrix, before Cream - the R&B-seasoned guitarist Sonny Sharrock was whipping up sonic thunderstorms in the company of Pharoah Sanders and other seminal free-jazz players".…

fans alike label it one of the best jazz records ever, its sale of over 2 million copies also makes it the largest selling. “Freddie Freeloader” offers a perfect example of why the album has earned such devotion. The melody and rhythm are simple, with Miles Davis setting up the first few measures, then followed by the improvised contributions of the other musicians. It is this improvisation, more than any other trait, that places this song, and album, in the jazz genre. Indeed, Miles Davis was…

Music in the 1900s was very popular/influential and produced many talented artists. The genres of music known at the time was hip hop, rap, jazz, classical, and rock and roll. Music at this time broke boundaries and brought people together who bonded over a single genre of music. Great musicians erupted during this time. Music did not belong to a single race/gender of people, but a multitude of people. A lot of artists pursuing music erupted during this time period and contributed to their genre…