Swing music

to greatness. Set in a modern day music school, Andrew Niemen, an ambitious jazz drummer wanting to become “One of the greats” is met with an opportunity to join studio band with a well-known teacher Fletcher. A psychological mind warfare ensues between the two with Fletcher pushing Andrew to his limits ultimately setting him on his path of self-destruction. Chazelle portrays Andrew’s descent into his pure devotion to drumming through many techniques such as music and sound effects, colour…

Glenn MIller Glenn Miller was born in the U.S in a city called Lowa. Miller was born on 1st of March 1904. He was a music director and musician. Glenn Miller galvanized the globe War II generation. He was one amongst the foremost popular bandleaders within the late 1930s and early 1940s with such interesting and engaging songs like the "Moonlight Serenade" & "Tuxedo Junction." In 1942, Miller noncommissioned within the U.S. Army and was assigned to guide the military Air Force Band. He boosted…

bandleader, and composer, was born on August 21, 1904, in Red Bank, New Jersey as William Basie. He is considered one of the best bandleaders of all time and changed the entire jazz landscape. He also shaped the mid 20th century pop music and earned the title “King of Swing”. Both of his parents, Harvey and Lillian Basie, were musicians. He started piano at a very early age with his mother giving him his first lessons and played the drums in his school band. With an incredible ear, he could…

really create a sense of excitement throughout the piece. The triplets played by all of the horns also add to this excitement. It seems as though John Williams, the composer for the Star Wars movies, took a lot of inspiration from this piece of music. The low reed sound at around 3:20 creates a mysterious and almost foreboding feeling. The finally with the sharp staccato rhythm really brings the piece together at the end. II. Venus, Bringer of Peace- Holst uses a much softer tone and…

This genre of music can be traced back to the 600ths, at this time England, France, Spain, Portugal and Holland were competing against each other to control the slave trade. Millions of slaves were captured and transported to British North America. They were forced and used as property. They all came from backgrounds were music was part of their cultures and, was very diverse. By mid 1700s there was a large number of slaves living in British North America as well as their was a small population…

Jazz dance represents smiling dancers groom to rhythmic music kicking their legs on the accent of the beat, spinning around and jumping joyously. It revels in the pure energy of moving to exhilarating music. In recent years, Jazz Dance has become the most popular dance form mainly because of its more presence on television shows, movies, music videos, and commercials. The uniqueness of this dance form is that every jazz dancer interprets and executes…

but he turned it down to pursue music. His move to pursue music instead of taking a scholarship is of the many signs of his passion. His first song he wrote at age 15, he called it Soda Fountain Rag because he was a soda jerk as a kid. He was an incredible musician who was a bandleader of a sextet that eventually turned into a 10…

Jazz, a genre of music that originated in African American, is one of the most influential music style in the world. It is the production of a blend of influences from different countries and different cultures, giving rise to many distinct styles. As the Jazz musician Ahmad Alaadeen once said, “Jazz does not belong to one race or culture, but is a gift that America has given the world.” Among the early music styles, Ragtime and Blues are two contributors which largely influenced the emergence…

drums were in the back. The song I chose from the faculty ensemble is “Back Home” which was composed by Paul McKee and written in the key of “Back Home Again in Indiana” which was composed by Ballard MacDonald and James F. Hanley. The song had a fast swing feel and a triple meter. The song starts out with the bass playing the rhythm with forte in a legato style. The first solo is played by the guitar which was playing softly to create an interesting timbre. This was followed by a trombone solo…

I have always loved listening to different kinds of music, from country, to pop, and even classical. Before this concert, however, I had never seen a Jazz concert performed by other musicians. In approximately the 6th grade, however, I preformed a blues piece in the exact room the Introduction to jazz class takes place. This had been my foundation for Jazz up until this point in time. One could say that I had no experience when it came to the concepts of Jazz in its entirety. This meant that not…