Jazz

On Tuesday November 15 2016, we had our very first concert of the year, our jazz concert which was called Jazz It Up. Many people were impressed not just by the 7th graders, but also varsity voices and us 8th graders. We were all great on our songs, and I especially liked the 7th graders songs. Mrs. Hjelm was amazing as she always is when she directs us and when she is our teacher. As always though a few things needed to change. Our first song was The Star Spangled Banner and we were very…

was Louis Armstrong. Imagine you’re walking through Chicago during the 1920s. You walk into the Lincoln Gardens to listen to Joe Oliver’s Creole Jazz Band. You begin to listen and look to see a man, barely 21, playing second cornet like nobody’s business. This is your first experience of Louis Armstrong. This is the man that will change the genre of Jazz and it will never be the same. Born on August 4, 1901, Louis Daniel Armstrong came into this world and was raised on the streets to fend for…

Wednesday, November 16 at 12:00 noon was hosting the Studio Jazz Ensemble in Building K, room K413. One of the numerous buildings of Miami Dade College, Kendall Campus. The Studio Jazz Ensemble consists of 9 members. When there are less than 10 members it is called a Jazz Combo. The young Musicians who performed were Yami Ayala- Vocal, Alex Arias- Bass, George Fernandez- Guitar, Christian Martinez- Drums, Charles English-Drums, Christian Romero- Piano, Andrew Collado- Tenor Sax, Marcel Diaz-…

The differences between these two kinds of Jazz mentioned in the test seems to have more to do with “the five-year gap between them,” a lot can happen in five years especially with the introduction of record players and the radio (Starr & Waterman, 88). The suggestion that “the ODJB’s recordings are rooted in the past,” being more similar to ragtime than The Creole Jazz Bands style of Jazz, which “points toward the future of jazz” makes a valid point (Starr & Waterman, 88). ODJBs were playing…

enjoyed listening to Rich Matteson’s Jazz Corner. I listened to two other tapes, and they were all equally interesting. Rich Matteson’s broadcast had a very relaxed feel; even the tone of his voice is relaxing! I really like that he knew exactly what he was talking about; considering his prolific career and vast knowledge of music and jazz, everything he said was relevant, and he was very well-spoken. His broadcast is excellent for discovering jazz songs and jazz artists, as well as learning…

and he adopted a three year old boy named Clarence. Clarence was mentally disabled and lived with Armstrong his whole life. While all of this was going on he was also becoming a very popular jazz player throughout New Orleans. Louis Armstrong later moved to Chicago to join Oliver Kings band called the Creole Jazz Band. On April 5, 1923 he got his first solo record deal where he played the song “Chimes Blues.”…

Jazz, one of America’s original art forms, was created in America during the late 18th and early 19th century. During this time, African people were forced to work in large plantations and after a hard day of labour, these people would gather together to sing and play music. By singing these songs, the children would learn more about the land and culture and also help them forget about their worries and struggles. The call and response technique was used in these songs meaning the leader would…

Afro Cuban Jazz, now known as Latin Jazz umbrellas a wide range of music including the following. Obsesión by David Sánchez, Tumbao para los congueros di mi vida by Al McKibbon, Alma de Santiago by Jane Bunnett, Nocturne by Charlie Haden and About the Monks by Dafnis Prieto, are a diverse collection of recordings which all fall under Latin Jazz. In the early 21st century Latin Jazz had become one of the most diverse styles in the world of Jazz. But it didn’t just happen at the click of a finger…

the form of music that was the most greatly imported from the U.S. was jazz. As with tango in the U.S., Argentinians interpreted and made use of jazz in different ways than those employed in the country of origin. They listened to jazz with varying attitudes, some critical, some complementary, and as their U.S. counterparts had done with Latin Americanism, Argentinians viewed jazz, and U.S. culture in general, as the other. Jazz was as exotic to them as tango was to people in the U.S.…

One of the main differences between jazz and rock is that the lyrics of rock music are typically more explicit than those of jazz. In jazz, when there were lyrics in the song, they used more metaphors as codes for situations, like the slaves’ field hollers. However, in rock music, lyrics are much more common as a main part of the song and the dirty lyrics have a clearer meaning, although there are still some metaphors. Another difference is that rock music has, from its start, been influenced by…