Louis B. Mayer

Sarah Cabral’s work “is as authentic and inviting, as it is sophisticated” -- QUOTE. Born in southern Brazil, Sarah Cabral grew up in a time of great influence from North American pop music and music contained within telenovelas. Despite this, and having moved to the United Stated in the early 2000’s, Cabral never lost touch with the deep roots that exist in Brazilian music. This deep connection permeates throughout her debut, self-titled album, which Cabral also produced. In it she draws on…

Many of people would love to live in a different time than their own. However, the position that varies on the topic is when. It all depends on one’s personal values and hobbies. A good decade to live in would be the 1950’s. This is due to the music, propaganda posters, and automobiles. The music of the fifties is remembered for having fantastic artists such as Elvis Presley, The Ink Spots, and The Andrews Sisters. Artists at this time were very proud. Being held as great musicians due to…

Living a life faced with adversity it is truly remarkable the lasting impact Billy Strayhorn was capable of having on the development of jazz. He is acknowledged for being an exceptional pianist, composer, arranger and possessing one of the greatest compositional voices in the 20th century. He was truly an under appreciated revolutionary force decades ahead of his time, even while being the first closeted then out black gay man in a particularly homophobic environment of an all black male jazz…

A Mistreated Theme: Bullying (Effects of Bullying) I had yet again scraped my left knee cap against the robust concrete that formed the base of my school’s so called ‘child friendly’ playground. So much for a clean sheet this week. The school bullies weren’t helping, they just made my injuries worse. They would always torture me while I was sitting alone at lunch time having the happiest time of my life, as happy as a healthy growing tree and then a fire would be carried by the wind and…

They’ll call it a mystery, but we’re gonna call it Victory. We’ll be writing history, it’s gon be victory. This stanza, from the featured track ‘I See A Victory’ in the movie Hidden Figures, gives a basic overview of the theme. Hidden Figures a non-fiction novel by Margot Lee Shetterly, follows the stories of three black women who aided the U.S in the victory of the space race. It follows the stories of Dorothy Vaughan, Katherine G. Johnson, and Mary Jackson, who each contributed in their own…

1. American society drastically changed after World War 1 and during the 1920’s. The era in the 1920s were known as the “Jazz Age”, despite the different racial groups jazz became a popular form of music, even got accepted to white Americans. Every weekend a variety of people would go into club like Cotton located in Chicago and, listen to jazz performed by African Americans. As the same token as, the commercial radio. The airwaves became the medium to hear their news and entertainment. Its…

traditional music of New Orleans all over the world. This is what music should be all about. Doreen has a special way to express emotions in her music which touches the hearts of her fans. She is called many things such as "Clarinet Queen", "The female Louis Armstrong", and “Lady Louie”. She has performed with many other jazz players. Ellis Marsalis, Jon Faddis, Trombone Shorty, Al Hirt, Dorothy Donegan, The Black Crowes, and Jennifer Warnes are only a few of the numerous talented musicians she…

In 1994, performer Darryl Yeager saw the need for another company in Salt Lake City, Utah to allow the large group of unemployed talents a chance at beginning to work in their field. Thus he founded Odyssey Dance Theatre. He wanted to focus on having dance works that were performed for general audience instead of for people who focus on dance as an elite form. After discovery of this need, Yeager began the choreographic work “Shut Up and Dance” to allow people of all ages and ethnicities to be…

Just like artwork there are so many genres and pieces of music to choose from. Since as far back as we can imagine people have been using music to express their feelings and emotion. Singing in times of grief during the war or slavery, worktime songs, while working as a slave or the railroads per say, and party music and songs like jazz. Even songs that others can relate to such as Daddy You’ve Been a Mother to me from the 1920 roaring twenties. While every piece of music has their significance…

Joe Smith’s cornet accompaniment relates to Fletcher Henderson’s piano accompaniment by that they both focus on supporting Bessie Smith rather than over powering her voice. This is because blues is more of vocal genre, in the song I noticed that what was being sung and the lyrics was what was dominantly heard. 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…