The Pianist

The article, ‘The Mysterious Jazz’ by Greenville Vernon and Jelly Roll Morton’s 1938 oral history Library of Congress Recording talks about the origins of Jazz. Jelly Roll Morton’s perspective on the origin of Jazz is more historical than that of Greenville Vernon. They have similar perspectives on how the origin of Jazz came about, however, Jelly Roll Morton is able to expand more on the history and origin of Jazz. In the New York Tribune, ‘The Mysterious Jazz’ article by Greenville Vernon…

writes of the relationship between mother and daughter as one full of unhappiness and disappointment for both of them. Jing-mei, for instance, was in a state of discontent with her mother’s demands, refusing to work hard and hone her skills as a pianist almost out of spite. As a result, her mother was ultimately let down by Jing-mei’s lack of effort and poor performance; her daughter’s failure may well have stung more for the mother than for Jing-mei herself. However, Jing-mei’s mother truly…

Actress and playwright Anna Deavere Smith, along with violinist Robert McDuffie and pianist Anne Epperson, made a permanent mark in my soul in her show, Never Give Up, on Sunday, October 18th, 2015. At first, she seemed calm and relaxed, drinking tea and talking slowly during her interviews. Soon, her voice started to change from monotone to dramatic. Additionally, she had intended stutters written out to truly capture her interviews like in reality. I felt at peace, then astonished as her voice…

across would be from Océane Boulais, an experienced manufacturer. She stated, “Albert Einstein was not only a world-renowned physicist and the father of the theory of relativity, but we see that he was also a musician, a violinist, and a concert pianist.” Even Steve Jobs, the creator of Apple, said that technology alone in Apple’s DNA is not enough (Boulais, 2015). From this information it is easy to see that even the most perspicacious STEM founded men found a way to incorporate arts into their…

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…

soloists performed beautifully. Another aspect of the performance that I found neat was that two of the songs were composed by the director, Mike Flaherty. Even more impressive was that the last song played by the second quintet was composed by their pianist, Tim Mesun, and, even better, the song was truly good. My only real complaint of the music played may be that, as someone who adores the sound of string instruments, I would have loved to hear more…

There are no shortcuts in the quest for perfection. In Peter Goldsworthy's 1989 bildungsroman novel Maestro, Paul learns this the hard way, through his piano studies. He is motivated by his father, Eduard Keller, his piano teacher, and he himself strives for perfection. He trains intensely with Keller and decides to persist in his quest for perfection even though he is consistently told that "he is talented" "he will become a great musician". For a short period of time he puts popularity over…

“Muhammad was, so to speak, his own Constantine.” This later make all secularism attempt fails. The author wrote “the attempt to impose what one might call ecclesiastical constraints on political and military authority failed, causing the retreat of the pianist into either radical opposition or quietist withdrawal, accompanied by a certain disdain for public…

during the main theme. Also, when the solo improvisations started with the piano, which sounded a bit simplistic, I noticed that the piano had rarely done anything noticeable since its other solo in “Doodlin’,” and continued to be so unused that the pianist had her right, non-playing hand on her lap for most of the performance. Otherwise, I thought that the piano and drum solo at the end were very powerful. The drum solo was an especially wonderful way for the first student combo to…

injuries on September 26, 1937, when she was 43 years old. In 1923 she married Jack Gee and a year later she was discovered by a representative from columbia records. Bessie worked with many important performers, such as saxophonist Sidney Bechet and pianists Fletcher Henderson and James P. Johnson. Bessie had many opportunities in her life. Bessie made something out of her…