Jazz Music Performance Review Essay

If you truly want to appreciate the music you listen to, I would recommend that you

On Sunday October 2nd at 7:00pm in Weill Hall, I watched Omara Portuondo with special guests Roberto Fonseca, Anat Cohen, and Regina Carter. Omara Portuondo was the only female in the Buena Vista Social Club. The Buena Vista Social Club consisted of the most famous Cuban musicians at that time. The Club hosted dances and musical events. Omara’s special guest Roberto Fonsea is known for being a multi-instrumentalist. While Anat Cohen is known for unique playing of the clarinet because she fuses Latin jazz styles together. Regina Carter is known for being a talented jazz violinist. All the music that was song that night was in Spanish.

On November 17, 2015, I attended a Jazz concert at the UIC Recital Hall featuring Chris Madison and the UIC Jazz Ensemble. The instruments that were played that night include; trumpet, which were played by Giovanni Garcia and Gustavo Espino, the trombone that was played by Thomas Graf, the saxophone, which were played by Robert Bugos, Mitzi Ochoa-Sanchez, Nicholas Buitrago, Mariah Phillips, Drew Sansom, Aaron Newsome- Brownlee, Ashanti Gayden, Alex Rivera, and Alec Cohen, the clarinet was also played by Ashanti Gayden, and the flute was played Laura Erickson. In the rhythm section there were drums that were played by Frank Glassman and Alex Tellez, the bass that was played

If I were to use one word to describe the “Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra” that word would be astonishing. At first, hearing that I was required to attend a Jazz concert I was completely turned off. I am very closed minded and automatically thought to myself that the kind of music would be dreadful. That is not the case anymore. This genre of music is amusing and very pleasing to the ears. The band members are some of the most talented musicians that I ever saw or heard.

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 first jazz was played in the early 20th century. The work chants and folk

I attended the Brent Wallarab’s Jazz Ensemble’s performance on March 9th located at the Musical Arts Center at Indiana University Bloomington. It started at 8pm and ended around 9:10pm. Since it is a jazz ensemble, there are lots of instruments involve into the music. As always, piano, bass, guitar and drums serve for the rhythm section, but for some particular songs, vibraphone also serves as the rhythm keeper too. For the woodwind part, there are two alto saxophones, two tenor saxophones, one baritone saxophone and one flute. For the brass part, there are five trumpets and four trombones (one of the trombones is a bass trombone). The atmosphere and the environment were all great because there was a jazz combo’s performance right before the

The earliest easily available jazz recordings are from the 1920's and early 1930's. Trumpet player and vocalist Louis Armstrong ("Pops", "Satchmo") was by far the most important figure of this period. He played with groups called the Hot Five and the Hot Seven; any recordings you can find of these groups are recommended. The style of these groups, and many others of the period, is often referred to as New Orleans jazz or Dixieland. It is characterized by collective improvisation, in which all performers simultaneously play improvised melodic lines within the harmonic structure of the tune. Louis, as a singer, is credited with the invention of scat, in which the vocalist makes up nonsense syllables to sing

     A few aspects I found intriguing about the jazz concert included the percussionists use of metal, bristle-like brushes on the drums which had a calming effect on the particular pieces in which they were used. The percussionist also used, in addition to traditional drumsticks, a set of drumsticks with white, soft-looking pieces on the end, creating a muted effect on the drums. The percussionist also performed numerous

On October the 20th, Thursday, 2014 I went to a Kompa Night Afro-Haitian Caribbean Jazz concert that was located at -------

This weekend I attended a wonderful All Stars show at the Jazz Showcase held by Pianist Willie Pickens on Friday, July , 08, 2016, at 8:00 pm . As I mentioned in my first concert review the Jazz Showcase is located at the Dearborn Station in Chicago, IL . This time I went to this jazz performance with my two older sisters. Although I already got to walk around the place the first time I visited, it was my sisters first time there and they want to walk around and look at the memorabilia on the walls . The Jazz Showcase consist of two main levels known as the “Upstairs level” and “ Downstairs level” . The first time I came to the Jazz showcase I was seated in the “Downstairs

The first formal small jazz concert was held at the Maum Café on Sep. 25th, 2008. There were many music performances have held at the Maum Café but Zino Park, leader of the band, and manager of Maum Café agreed to arrange a formal jazz concert for the first time. The main theme of this concert was “Smooth Jazz with Zino Park at Maum”. Before the concert began, the band members introduced themselves to the audience. The names of players were:

This concert report will go into great detail regarding the performance that I witnessed, as well as the genre of Jazz that was played, the artist, and the techniques that were used. I will start with my personal experience of the concert that I attended. This will focus on the details of the performance, as well as my mindset before and after the show. Next, this paper will research the origins of the genre of Jazz that was played, which is Funk and has been supported by several scholarly sources. Then I will look at the origin of the Jam Session. Finally I will then end with information regarding the performers themselves as well as the history of the venue.

Surprisingly, the children were quite attentive as they watched the concert. A few parents, unlike their children, did not pay attention. Rather, they used their phones, but it did not serve as a distraction for myself. Furthermore, the concert followed their introduction with a jazz variation of Twinkle Twinkle Little Star. Jazz and blues derived from North America. Murray Low, the pianist, began with a solo. He encouraged the audience to sing together, or a call-and-response. It was a reminder of the call-and-response form of the work songs in North America, except that the piece that the trio performed was not exactly a work song. The work songs were primarily used to coordinate production and to pass time (Titon). One example of the call-and-response is the YouTube video, “Rosie.” The leader starts with a line and the rest respond next. The bassist, Germaine, and the drummer, Krosnick followed. It was a least favorite due to the context of the blues; it expressed a heartbreak and sadness, which does not mix well with the piece (Titon). The second piece was Un Nuevo Dia, a samba piece which originated in Brazil (Titon). Samba is performed during celebrations such as carnival in Brazil (Titon). It was my favorite since Samba Batucada was blended. During the samba piece, the children sitting nearby came out of their seats and began dancing. They urged their parents to dance with them. The third piece was Mobius Trip, a blues piece. The blues originated from North America, and the piece incorporated blues elements such as improvisation and the “blues music (and jazz and reggae) shifts into and out of polymeter, playfully teasing the boundary” (Titon). The fourth piece was Gallope, which is an Afro-Cuban piece. It uses a clave-based rhythm and improvisation (Titon). Throughout the concert I have noticed that each musician held eye-contact and a