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    technology advanced, and more instruments were created. Eventually the periods branched into genres, which focused and categorized with even greater detail on each piece of music (Estrella par. 6). Jazz is a genre of music that originated in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. As jazz began to grow popular, it served as a means to bring young people together. It also settled some of the controversy between the blacks and whites, as it was a great unifier and social

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    A New Wave To Dance Style: Jazz Funk Dance Funk is a style of music in which elements of jazz, rock, gospel and the blues are fused to create a rhythmic soulful sound. Funk thrives on rhythm, and this art depends upon the level of togetherness between the performers. Jazz Funk Dance takes elements from jazz, hip-hop, and walking dance styles. The mood of this dance genre is all about releasing classic and moving fiercely. Expressions Jazz Funk Dance is where you can dance energetically wearing your

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    the Great Depression took over America. It was arguably the darkest economic era in American history; unemployment soared and the people had just lost hope over their future. Even though both eras were convoluted in its own way, it can be examined by approaching the growth and reception of the most American music – jazz. It is no coincidence that ‘The Jazz Age’ overlapped with the Roaring Twenties. Jazz was a vigorous new music, characterized by improvisation, syncopation, polyrhythms and a strong

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    Jazz historiography

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    The rapid development of jazz in both the United States and Europe generated a number of diverse musical expressions, including musics that most listeners today would not recognize as “jazz” music. In order to remedy this situation, jazz musicians and critics after 1930 began to codify what “real” jazz encompassed, and more importantly, what “real” jazz did not encompass. This construction of authenticity, often demarcated along racial lines, served to relegate several artists and styles (those outside

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    came together to make what is known as jazz music. Ragtime was more about freedom, fun, and giving the listener an elated feeling while Blue’s intent was to appeal to the listeners emotions and make them feel better about the troubles in their life. The way Jazz came about was the collaboration of these 2 very different styles of music. Due to very influential people in the music world like Jelly Role Morton, Joe Oliver, Louis armstrong, just to name a few, Jazz has flourished into the music known all

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    Jazz. A label associated with brass, dance and America. A music filled with so much life and force — but to the general appeal, it appears to be dying. Drowning amongst pop songs and dubstep, it seems that the fate of jazz will resemble the one of dusty library books that have never seen the time of day. But is Jazz truly dead? Or does it — to quote Frank Zappa — just smell funny? About a century ago jazz was considered as popular music and was considerably the most influential movement at the time

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    career with the Utah Jazz, finishing his career as the team’s all-time leader in games played, minutes played, assists, steals, and made three-point field goals. Stockton was the team’s second best player, but even so, Stockton was still a consensus top 15 player of his generation. Stockton led the NBA in assists for an NBA record nine consecutive seasons, never averaging less than 11.2 assists per game during that span. Stockton is arguably the greatest passer in NBA history, his 15,806 assists

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    Jazz And Lyrical Dance

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    There are many differences and similarities in Lyrical and Jazz dances. Lyrical is a type of dance that is slow and flows very softly. Jazz is a faster moving dance and is very quick motions. Lyrical dance challenges choreographers and dancers to use motion to interpret music and express emotion. A lyrical dancer's movements attempt to show the meaning of the music. Lyrical jazz is a very passionate and emotional dance style. It portrays certain emotions such as love, and tells a story through every

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    Jazz music of the 1940’s and 1950’s was defined by a history of change since its beginning at the dawn of the 20th century. Almost every decade brought a new flavor to the movement, and by the 1940’s jazz had developed into a mature, complex form of music, with many nuances and avenues for continued change. It is important to trace the early movements in jazz to better understand the innovations of the Bebop and Cool jazz eras of the 40’s and 50’s. The first appearance of jazz was at the turn

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    The city of New Orleans is a location of significant historical importance in the birth of jazz. Outline the reasons why you agree or disagree with this statement. Introduction ‘Jazz is music of urban civilisation and complexity, not a music of cultural isolation or of racial singularity. To understand its roots requires scholarly inquiry into the peculiar urban mix of late nineteenth century New Orleans, for it was that unique mix that gave rise to the music’

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