Tenor saxophone

song played was “Seven Steps of Heaven” by Miles Davis. I found it particularly interesting that a trumpet player wasn’t incorporated into the band. Their improvisation would be worth discussing hence playing a Miles Davis tune. However, the alto saxophone did a fine job. He played in a fast tempo with a hot mood. Since the song is naturally fast, I was amazed how quickly he was creating new improvisation melodies. It seemed he made sure to play the full musical spectrum- broad range of low to…

he and his family packed up and moved to Detroit. In the vast musical environment in Detroit, he began to form some long lasting friendships with people such as Curtis Fuller, Kenny Burrell, and Lucky Thompson. Yusef became proficient at the tenor saxophone in high school and by the time he was eighteen he was touring with swings bands. Yusef was asked to join swing bands ran by two jazz masters Harley Toots and the man the myth the legend Dizzy Gillespie's orchestra in 1949. He then went back…

Its style is modern and its genre is a duo sonata. Sonata is a piece that is composed for a small number of instruments. This piece is for two instrument to play, so it is called duo sonata. It was performed by two students. Reese Burgan played saxophone and Courtney White played clarinet. The piece is not so long and they played it very well. It has four part: Departure, Arrival, Scherzo, and Arrival. I think there was a mistake in the program. The first Arrival should be Elegy, so the piece…

The two styles I chose to discuss are bebop jazz and hard bop jazz. Bebop jazz was created in the early 1940’s and consisted of a smaller ensemble of musicians than the previous big bands of the swing era. The typical instruments used were the saxophone, piano, drums, trumpet, and bass. The style was characterized by complex chord progressions and melodies with a strong focus on the rhythm section (A History Of Jazz, n.d.). The groups of bebop would play together at the beginning and the end of…

What a great show from the veteran super group The Cookers. They presented their magnificent repertoire in two sets at the Nublu Jazz Festival. The band comprises an inflammatory frontline composed of Billy Harper on tenor saxophone, Donald Harrison on alto saxophone, and trumpeters Eddie Henderson and David Weiss. The respectful rhythm section brings us George Cables on piano, Cecil McBee on bass, and Billy Hart on drums. For tonight’s concert, pianist David Bryant, 33, replaced the…

York. He was a saxophonist, composer, and bandleader. He released loads of albums over the span of his career and is known to be one of the most important initiators of free jazz. When Ornette Coleman was a child he played alto, then moved onto tenor saxophone in his teenage years. His early style of jazz was influenced not only by saxophonists, but also the players of all other instruments in jazz. When he started his career, he was part of dance bands and rhythm-and-blues groups but his…

think represent me a little bit. The first link is to the YouTube video of Kenny G's song "Songbird" which may be my favorite musical piece of all time. I have always been very connected with the sound of the saxophone for reasons unbeknown to me. Generally I prefer the alto or tenor saxophone but personally I think the saprano sax in here is absolutely marvelous. The composition is both smooth and rich and is, what I would consider, an extremely liberating piece of music for the heart and…

seeing jazz ensembles that are mixed up with young and old, male and female. The University Jazz Ensemble II is directed by Jerry Tolson. The assistant conductors are Arabo Bey and Jake Daniels. On the saxophones there were Adam McIntyre on alto, Davis Hale on Alto, Jake Daniels on tenor, Nolan Aud on tenor, and Jeff Endly on baritone. Playing trombone was Arabo Bey, Billy Engelman,…

become a leader in order to succeed in each of these groups. As a band member, I am one of the senior saxophones, and therefore am responsible for guiding the underclassmen and juniors. At summer rehearsals, camps, and practices, I have to teach our warm up routines, stand music, and marching techniques to the incoming class, and be a role model for the…

expect when coming to this concert. Different from the other jazz performance I attended, this one was much shorter. In the Mark Turner Combo the performers included Jeff Endly on the tenor saxophone, Ken Beilman on the piano, Will Kinman on the bass, and Josh Bradley on the drums. In the front line, there was the saxophone and the piano. In…