On May 4th, I attended a jazz band concert at Consumes River College in the recital hall. The performances consisted of ten jazz songs and one funky song.
The concert began with an upbeat tune called “Loafin” led by the trumpet section and drums. The rhythm pattern was consistent compared to Horn of Puente and Pipe Dreams which the rhythm patterns were infrequent. In Horn of Puente, the congas had one section and Pipe Dreams, began with the drums and saxophones which returned later in the piece. The musicians maintained a steady beat in the performance but especially in Brushes Anyone which included a drum solo. The drum solo had a mixture of short and long sounds. When the music transitioned to the solos, there was a pause in the music which
I attended a jazz concert on April 7, 2016. The jazz concert was performed by the Page brothers, Mike Willis, and Justin Butler. Justin Butler accompanied the other instrumentalists in one song. The instruments used during the jazz concert was a guitar, bass, drums, and shakers. The performance was located in the theater at Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute. The jazz concert was informal. The venue was favorable for the jazz concert. The instrumentalist played on a stage while the audience sat in the seats. The theater was small so the jazz music was easy to hear. However, there was a lot of people attending the concert so the theater was crowded. The audience was able to see the performers because of how the theater seats are set up. Also, the room was completely dark except for the stage so I was able to focus primarily on the performers. Overall, I liked the jazz concert performed by the Page Brothers.
I attended the Baylor University Concert Jazz Ensemble directed by Alex Parker on Tuesday, November 10th. This ensemble consisted of saxes, trombones, trumpets, drums, a piano, and bass. The concert showcased many individual talents by including solo’s or duet’s in every song. The program consisted of seven songs with no intermission. The pieces I selected were “Big Dipper” by Thad Jones and “Undecided” by Frank Mantooth.
Going to the jazz performance at the Bechtler showed me a different side of the community in Charlotte coming together. At the Bechtler Museum host, an annual night of jazz the theme for this performance was Jazz Night for Lovers. They had two shows, which both sold out. The line to get in was so long and full with young couples and older couples as well. Once were allow inside the venue everyone took there sits and watched as a beautiful 14-year-old girl sing her heart to the crowd. The crowd loved her and her performance. Things got even better when the jazz band got on stage and there special performer.
Jazz is a genre of music, originated in African American communities in late 19th century, is a relaxing music. On March 15, 2015, Vallejo Jazz Society organized Jazz music by Lavay Smith And The Red Hot Skillet Lickers. I went to this concert on the evening of Sunday. I enjoyed the music. It was hard to understand the lyrics, but I like her voice, and the instrument played during concert. It is hard to understand English music for me, First I was looking for Punjabi concert but I was unable to find. Then I decided for jazz music (folk music), I asked some people about jazz music. They said it is nice music and encouraged me to go to the concert. I went to concert in Vallejo by Lavay Smith, who is known as queen of jazz.
They would then stand up and take a bow. The female member, Erica von Kleist, was very good at the alto saxophone. I also liked Mario Rivera who played the tenor saxophone. The soloists’ that would perform during each song would stand when it was time for there solo. My favorite song of the night was entitled “Wild Jungle”. Before the song Arturo gave us a brief introduction on what to expect. He mentioned a saxophone duo solo between Mario Rivera and one of his fellow band members that he taught. Arturo referred to the solo as “the master vs. the apprentice.” When the solo began my jaw dropped. It was so fast and lovely to listen too. Both musicians went back and forth playing. I could not tell who was a better saxophone player. Mario Rivera must have taught his student really well because they were both remarkable. In this song there was also a bongo solo that really caught my attention. The musician played so fast and kept a perfect beat.
Have you ever appreciate a really nice sound in your life? This is something funny for me because I love the Jazz music and when I have the opportunity to make my concert review, I thought that the best opinion that I can give you is about the jazz music. I was checking around because I did not have the opportunity to see an event of jazz music here in Reno so I checked in YouTube and I choose one of the most incredible concerts that I have never seen in my life. The international Jazz Day. One of the most important days that many people are joining around the world and they are sharing their experiences and their passion for the music. People do not discriminate that day, people do not see the music as before, people are one and they are sharing together one of the best nights that they will not forget in their life. This day is the International Jazz day and there is no problem because the jazz is spontaneous and share the most beauty thing with you.
The first question I asked myself at the beginning of the quarter was how much do I actually know about jazz? I have always characterized jazz music as a rhythmic and instrumental form of music. My impression on the basis of the jazz has always been portrayed with the African-American race. I think this was build up from the rhythm ‘n’ blues era and meaning according to the dictionary (“style of music that was invented by African American musicians in the early part of the twentieth century and has very strong rhythms and often involves improvisation”). But Louis Armstrong’s famous reply was “if you had to ask, you’ll never know”. Whatever else he meant, he was at least saying that jazz is noticeable, but not necessarily understandable by
The concert I decided to go to was held in Valley Brewing Company. The event was called “Take 5, Jazz at the Brew”. I went to the show July 11, 2013. The group I saw didn’t have a name. It was just a group of people performing together. The concert hall was a very nice venue. It was on an extended closed off area past the common area at the bar. The area was very dim lit and was decorated very fancy and elaborate. The music that was played that night was Jazz.
time I was going to a Jazz concert. I knew that I wouldn’t be disappointed or
It was the same as the first music. The main performer gave intro to the music and said the name and the history to music. Then the performance starts and the audience starts to engage with performers with their usual body language. The tone was different form the first one. At first, the music was loud and all the instruments were in play. Later after few minutes, the tone starts to go down and after few minutes, only the double bass and the drum was playing in lower tone. The main singer was singing during the whole time according to the tone. This slowly lead to the third music.
The fifth song was hand drummer used sand rattler instead of hand drum. The drum solo in this song was very powerful and brought the exhilaration of this concert to the climax. The change of unpredictable rhythm and tempo made audience excited. Many audiences were clapping with rhythm.
On the whole, this concert was a new but pleasant experience for me, because it was my first time attending a school jazz concert. For the most part, there was consonance in all of the songs played by this band along with a slow, mellow tempo. The tunes and melodies were repetitive as well as groovy. Notably, the genre of the majority of the songs was Jazz, and they were mainly songs by Gordon Goodwin. I thought it was very unique how most of
Onto the second part of the performance included Matthew Montfort playing the guitar, Abbos Kosimov playing the doira, and Jesse Sheehan playing the saxophone. Throughout this part of the performance I felt more astonished. I felt there was a lot more going on at this point compared to the beginning. When the guitar was playing it sounded so gentle with a high pitch to it. The strings produced a vibrating sound when pulled similar to the way the song Sleepwalk’s pitch sounds like. The sound was so soothing with the company of the doira and the saxophone all working together to generate a heterophonic beat. Although all three were continued playing as well as the singing, there was a mini saxophone solo that outstanded at one point because saxophone solos always tend to stand out because of it’s raspy and high or low pitch sounds. Specifically this solo reminded me when I played a solo of a song this summer in Mexico. The reason it reminded me of it was because it started with it swaying with squeaky pitch very well and taking the lead by adding volume. Performing a solo can be extremely nerve wracking. As it goes on, Montfort comes in with the guitar very gently slowly raising the volume up simultaneously rocking his head. Later, you
You'd think that after more than 11 concerts the adrenaline of being on stage would have died down a bit. It hasn't. I've danced since I was 3 and every time I go onstage the rush is the same. Concert has always been the biggest event in May. I love it almost as much as the last day of school. Concert 2016 was my favorite out of all the years that I’ve danced.
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