Swing music

shufflers, we all understand how music makes us feel, and more importantly, makes us move. Moving to music is so much a part of the human experience that it seems innate to us as a species. A recent study supports this, showing that fetuses react to music with increased motion, and in some cases, open their mouths as if to sing. Once out of the womb, this response only grows: a catchy tune makes hips swing and toes tap, and in certain situations, heads bang. The music that moves us is itself a…

percussion), Stanley Clarke (bass), and Joe Farrell (flute) Jazz is a music style with its origin stemming from the black communities living in the US in the twentieth century. Jazz has musical styles from European music, as well as the brass and stringed instruments. It is a mixture of US and Europe music culture. Like its origin, Jazz-Rock fusion is the epitome of the characteristic of Jazz that always combines with other kinds of music and finds its own way to refresh the original style.…

arranger and composer, important in the development of band jazz and swing music. He was one of the most prolific black musical arrangers and his influence was vast. He was often known as Smack Henderson (apparently due to his college baseball hitting skills) .Fletcher is ranked along with Duke Elington as one of the most influential arrangers and band leaders in jazz history, and helped bridge the gap between the dixieland and swing era. Fletcher Henderson was born in Cuthbert, Georgia in…

suddenly Fletcher calls out his name. Nieman pauses and then lets out an awkward, “Hey.” A hard transition takes place and suddenly Nieman and Fletcher are sitting at a table in the club. Fletcher begins by mentioning how he is no longer at Schaffer Music school. Nieman pretends to act oblivious and asks if he quit. Fletcher says “Some parents got a kid from Sean Casey’s…

some jazz songs interpreted by different very talented musicians. Among them, there were tracks such as “Body and Soul”, “Softly as in a Morning Sunrise” and “Emily”. At the beginning, of the course, I was not familiar with the Jazz music genre. Throughout the course, Music of USA, I began to learn about Jazz as a musical phenomenon in the United States. I was soon able to identify characteristics of this incredible genre. Jazz originated in the southern city New Orleans in the 20th century. It…

After hearing the music on the list, Charles Mingus’s “Boogie Stop Shuffle” is the one that I like the most. Even though this song is actually the hardest one for me to distinguish all those instruments with each other. “Boogie Stop Shuffle” is from the Album Ah Um released in May 1, 1959, and it’s clearly is a 12-bar blues. The instruments are including Trombone, Piano, Saxophone, Trumpet, and Percussion. Besides of Charles Mingus, the artists are including Booker Ervin, Horace Parlan, John…

“You see, we colored people have our own music that is part of us… [it’s] the product of our souls…” – James Reese Europe. Jazz is a popular style of music that emerged around the late 1800’s in New Orleans, a city of great ethnic diversity and unique musical styles. New Orleans’s cultural environment became the center of music which ultimately influenced the essence of jazz. Jazz music not only entertained the ears of many but also possessed the capability of bridging racial differences. If a…

and the other man playing a cello. I was actually expecting to hear a piano in this band but that didn't happen either. I also didn't hear any kind of regular Jazz music, the kind we've been listening in class. Instead, I was going to listen…

Hall. At this concert, I listened to professional musicians perform music that was composed by Bernstein, Copland, and Gershwin. Three Dance episodes from On the Town, Symphonic Suite from On the Waterfront, Piano Concerto, and An American in Paris are the pieces the musicians played. Furthermore, a symphony played these American pieces. Lastly, Bernstein 's and Gershwin’s music are programs, while Copland’s music is absolute music. All three of these composers are American. Therefore, they…

“ragging” is derived from the art of breaking a melody up into syncopated rhythms over a steady beat, or taking an unsyncopated melody and breaking up the rhythm. A popular fad in music was adding…