Jazz fusion

For many jazz followers and musicians, Miles Davis represents one of the most prominent icons of jazz music. One can honestly say that Miles Davis is a true representation of what jazz music is. One of the greatest jazz musicians of all times, as recognized by many great players, also became one of the most prominent bandleaders; proved by his many successful groups and recordings. Miles always surrounded himself with great musicians that, in one way or another, were jazz icons themselves. After

Influential American guitarist Kurt Rosenwinkel opted to radically change direction in Caipi, a Brazilian jazz fusion record whose concept and compositions had been worked on over the last ten years. Accompanying the virtuoso guitarist, who also sings and plays bass, keyboards, and percussion, are international artists of undeniable quality. The lineup includes the saxophonist Mark Turner, multi-instrumentalist Pedro Martins, and intermittent appearances of violinist Frederika Krier, French horn

Jazz Concert Review [pic] 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: Acoustic guitar

“Harvey Mason is probably the most recorded and most influential drummer /percussionist in this genre." proclaims Nathan East, member of fOURPLAY, prominent Jazz, R&B, and Rock artist. Mr. Mason was born February 22nd, 1947 in Atlantic City, New Jersey. He is international known as a drummer. Harvey Mason can play the Canopus Drums, Sabian cymbals, Remo drumheads, DW pedals, Vic Firth drumsticks, and Roc N Soc drum thrones. To add to that astonishing list, he even has his own signature drumstick

I looked back at my house, the green peeling paint on the door, the ripped screen door, the huge window at the top of the house, from which you could see into my room, and I only had one thought, this is no longer my home. I tore my gaze away from the house and entered the car. The floor had so much of our boxes and suitcases, I was forced to lift my feet so I could fit. My neighbors weren’t home yet, so I wasn’t able to say goodbye to them. I wished they were there. I’d always been really close

Awakening, after getting very little sleep that night, I knew today was not going to go well. My mom had dreaded this day for weeks now. The thought of my sister leaving was destroying her. My dad and I didn’t think about it that much, because we knew she would be home to visit often. Loading the car with my sister’s clothes and other essentials, the only thing anyone said to me was, “Bryce can you grab this for your sister?” and “Bryce hold this so your sister doesn’t have to.” It took about an

2)Bebop Bebop is a style of jazz that was developed in the early to mid-1940s in the United States. Bebop was developed during the 1940’s and is one of the most artistic styles of jazz music. The word Bebop focused more of the freedom of creativity rather than rhythmic aspects. The word bebop is an onomatopoeic of a staccato two-tone phrase distinctive in this kind of music. Bebop also gave soloists more room for improvisation. Bebop differs from the composition of the swing era and is characterized

Commercial Jazz Duke Ellington, one of the most influential musicians in jazz, was known to have described his own unique brand of the genre as American Music. While the reach of jazz ended up breaking past the western hemisphere, it was a definitively American phenomenon (Dyas). The style of the jazz-age, exemplified notably by Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby, described perfectly the commercial birth of jazz and the spontaneous lifestyle of the 20’s. However, the commercial styles of jazz such as the

Fusion music is defined as a combination of different types of genera’s that includes funk, rock, rhythm, blues, and Latin jazz. It was back in 1970s when it became a more enjoyed genera as it became a new music style that the public began to enjoy more. During the decay of the 1970’s fusion music was already a recognised genera in the 1950s and 1960s and it was an important topic in the music industry, as it was becoming more popular to the world. The word fusion had remained so generously used

Student’s name: Instructor: Institutional affiliation: JOHN COLTRANE'S AND MILES DAVIS’ INFLUENCE ON JAZZ Introduction In the 1960s, numerous jazz musical performers, for example, Ornette, Sun, Mingus, and Dolphy, extended the limits of their music in terms of organization, rhythm, congruity, beat, and composition. They separated customary traditional methods and changed to newer techniques that were not heard of before. They also improved the intensity and brought more prominent freedoms