Analysis Of The W. C. Handy Music Festival

Thanks to the critically acclaimed “Muscle Shoals” documentary, music lovers are finding their way to the small town in northwest Alabama where some of the world’s greatest hits were recorded. This was the very town where, at Rick Hall’s FAME Studios and the rival Muscle Shoals Sound Studio, Aretha Franklin found her groove, Paul Simon developed “Kodachrome” and Wilson Pickett cranked up “Mustang Sally.”

In a world of political discourse with racism and hate running rampant, a few great men and women came together to bring unity and harmony like never before: in the form of massive music festivals. In the late 1972, the black community came together for a concert known as Watts Summer Festival. In 1969, the largest music festival of its time was held, and was known as Woodstock. Later that year, the Rolling Stones put together a massive free concert in San Francisco known as the Altamont Concert. All of the concerts and music festivals were not aimed at making money or becoming famous, but about the unity of people through the art of music.

The 40th annual Manly Jazz Festival took place over the long weekend as music lovers of all ages travelled towards the beaches to soak up the sun, sand and the celebration of sound. The festival, held on Manly’s beachfront was a combination of Australia’s beach culture with a love of music. The day drew an eclectic audience, as people from all walks of life came together to enjoy the performances. A diverse array from musicians to the elderly to the very young all crowded in the Corso to listen in to the internationally acclaimed Manly Jazz. As the afternoon sun gave glimpses of summer, many festival goers sought out a spot on the sand or in the water to take in the tunes and cool off.

I attended a blues concert in Hayward and it was one of the most culturing experiences of my life. I learned a lot about the culture and context surrounding the blues music. I found the lyrics thought provoking especially, B.B. King’s “Why I Sing the Blues” sung by Billy Dunn. Prior to me attending this concert I hardly knew anything about the blues music or historical roots. I never listened to the blues before, so I am unaware of this type of music, but I learned a lot about this style of music and enjoyed it. I also learned about the impact Hayward had on the blues and blues musicians when African Americans migrated from the deep south to the then unincorporated area of Hayward, known as Russell city. Ethnically, the majority of the attendees were African American, the second highest ethnic group attendees were Caucasian. This makes sense, since the blues and jazz were developed in the south of the U.S. and is associated with Africans. For African Americans, the blues and jazz goes a long way back in history, more specifically their history. It is associated with African American history in America, as well as African oppression and liberation.

One performance I attended this semester was the Lenoir-Rhyne University Jazz Ensemble’s concert on November 13. The ensemble's performance was exciting and entertaining and I thoroughly enjoyed all ten song selections. Throughout the entire performance, a clear sound was produced along with great tone quality. Additionally, the intonation was great across all instruments, not only in the opening pieces, but for the entire concert. However, in a few places, articulations could have been more clear and consistent. Overall, dynamics were well executed and the transitions between dominance with different instruments were smooth. Contrastly, the ensemble as a whole could have backed off more dynamically during certain solos. All the solos were

On Friday Sept. 1st thru Sunday Sept. 3rd is the Annual Camden Windjammer Festival, located in Camden, Maine at the Harbor Park both on land and in the water. The area of Camdens has a long time history with maritime and the Windjammer festival brings that to light every year with past and present windjammer fleets, yachts, sailboats and more. The boating event will have many activities including lobster crate races, chowder challenge, build a boat, fish races, local maritime history and plenty of exhibitors. Exhibitors include maritime graphics, nautical artists and art work, sea shells and art, sea glass jewelry and a sail, power and steam museum to view. Windjammer fleets include the American Eagle a 92’ boat built in the 1930’s, the

On Sunday, May10 2015, a concert was held in The Broad Stage. The concert was played by Santa Monica College Symphony Orchestra, whose conductor is Dr. James Martin. For this concert, I would identify myself as a referential listener at this concert. I say this because I am not an expert in music, therefore it would be hard for me to be a critical listener. I wouldn’t be able to tell what went wrong with a performance even if some incorrect notes were played. I was more of a referential listener because the music was soothing and brought my mind to peaceful thoughts. This essay will tells my experience of the concert in order to persuade my friend to  attend a classical music concert with you in the future.

Festivals make so much money in the beginning of the year. Festivals like Coachella, LarkFest, and The Marley Fest are the most popular in the country. Most parents give their teenagers festival tickets as a christmas present so they can have fun. What most parents don’t know is that in the festivals their kids can easily smoke and drink. The festivals are the most popular because it is easy for young adults to consume drugs. The LarkFest is an example of how easy young adults can get alcoholic beverages. Larkfest has relaxed on the I.D. policy for purchasing drugs and alcohol.

For the last five years and counting, Monterey, California, has increasingly become a hot spot to visit during Memorial Day Weekend. Besides the great weather and beautiful sights along the coast, the area’s biggest attraction for the long weekend is now known as the California Roots Music and Arts Festival. Today, announcements were made for the first wave of roots-rock-reggae artists to be featured at the 6th annual event.

If you are in the mood for some live music, the Seaport Music Festival may be able to provide exactly the right kind of entertainment. In addition to the music, there will be film screenings and comedy performances all by the waterfront. Come see a lineup that includes Martin Rev, Ted Leo, and the Pharmacists as well as Big Huge. The Seaport Music Festival will be held in the Seaport District NYC, Pier 17 on Fulton and Front Streets. The festival runs from September 7 to the 10th.

The idea for this organization to form was based on the fans and their creation of Superwholock on Tumblr. We are made up of only 30 members but are expanding daily. The main sponsor for this first event is Visa who have contributed so much. The new Vancouver Superwholock Con is an Organization created to fill the needs of the fans for three of the biggest TV shows in history. It's aim to bring together three large fan bases to mingle and enjoy benefits our Con can provide. Our Con had the option for guests to pre-order tickets, with low to medium exceptions we did not anticipate almost selling out with 7000 ticket sales out 8000 daily tickets with each daily ticket at $60. This was way higher than expected, this was due to the PR generated

So what was the take away from The Other Festival? Rosario Dawson alongside her business partner Abrima Erwiah, were welcomed with smiles to talk about their fashion label. Their message was moving on the topics of philanthropy, creativity, and women working in the corporate industry. One of Dawson’s most resonated quotes for the evening was "help me – and let me help you.” Her closing action was congratulating Poku on a phenomenal job – it summed up the meaning of the event. Women empowering women. The festival was not only an opportunity to take notes on career success, but a blessed chance to motivate each other and shake up the world with our voice, our story.

The Glastonbury Scrapbook is about the publication, includes, archive pictures, and the story about the event itself from 1970 to the present day, consist of 132 pages, dimension 240x171mm. And the price for the scrapbook is £10, and £7.5 of the scrapbook sales will be donate to the Oxfam’s Haiti project.

Falls Music and Arts Festival is an annual, end of year, over 18s event, held in 4 separate locations, that appeals to a range of people through the diverse lineup that hosts many genres of music. The majority of attendees fall in the millennial category of 18-34 both male and female (Rana 2014, Leeannji 2015).

Phoenix high school would like to introduce the Jazz Band, which will be performing not too long from now. It will be held on May 25th, 2016 the performance will begin at 6:30 PM in the Phoenix High School Commons. Some suggestions by parents of the students were, to get there early because those good seats get filled. This concert is being done to highlight all of the high level of music the students are working on. Directed by Mike DeRoest, much time has been put into the music that will be played at the concert. Anyone is allowed to come to the concert, it is free and any age person can go to watch. Many styles of Jazz will be played including, Swing, Bee-Bop, Latin, Rock and many more. “With a band of 13 members these students are going