Marc Davis

I was sitting in my dad’s car while going to the store when he asked me if I wanted to join the band in sixth grade. I thought to myself for a moment, but decided I wanted to. When I agreed, my dad asked me what instrument I was interested in playing. Once again I thought for a moment and then I made my decision to play the trumpet. Joining band has shaped me into the person I am today, because I discovered something about myself that I probably would never have found, I made more friends, and I

The life of Duke Ellington and Billie Holiday Two of the most influential Jazz musicians of their time were Duke Ellington and Billie Holiday. Duke Ellington was one of the most successful musicians, changing the way the world saw Jazz and making it an American icon. Billie Holiday was known for her incredible voice, which was known as one of the greatest Jazz voices of all time. Both Ellington and Holiday’s music was the influence for the types of Jazz seen today. All in all, they both made major

back for their cruel act. Societal changes have also been made after the Civil War ended as well. "By the spring all the principal Confederate armies surrendered, and when the Union cavalry captured the fleeing Confederate President Jefferson Davis in Georgia on May 10, 1865, resistance collapsed and the war ended" ( "A Brief Overview of the American Civil War" )(2). Due to the surrender and the catching of Jefferson the Northern territories won. "The long, painful process of rebuilding a united

Sierra Hohimer Art Deco This new visual arts style first came to France right before World War I, and then began to grow across the world in the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s. People did not really understand the youth movement in Europe, because all they knew was jazz. But Art Deco found a way to make their design luxurious using simple materials like glass, plastic and ferroconcrete. They were inspired by Aztec Indian art, Egyptian art, Art Nouveau and learned from natural styles in the environment.

To open the first of the two marathons of the program, whose concerts take place in different venues spread across Manhattan’s Greenwich Village, I chose the guitarist David Torn, who performed solo at the beautiful New School’s Tishman Auditorium, whose stage was reserved for artists who recently have been recording under the prestigious German label, ECM, well represented on both days by its founder Manfred Eicher. Mr.Torn stepped onto the stage bringing two distinct guitars, but only played on

Rather, he wound up with Charles Mingus, and in resulting years he added to his style with Bud Powell, Miles Davis, the Pepper Adams-Donald Byrd Quintet, Art Farmer and J.J. Johnson. He additionally had his first encounters playing with Miles' tenor man and the undeniably commended recording craftsman John Coltrane. Subsequent to leaving Miles in 1960, Coltrane

musicians carried a slow steady tempo throughout. The melody seemed to ebb and flow though the electronic wind instrument soared, hit piercing notes and occasionally rapidly move up and down the scales. The style was similar to that of Miles Davis “Tutu,” as Davis continued to produce high piercing notes as the background slow tempo persisted throughout keeping the overall sound velvety. Neither soloist appeared to interact with the rhythm section but cleverly play above, below and around it. Overall

Widely acclaimed saxophonist, Donny McCaslin, a graduated of the Berklee College of Music, started to show enormous compositional and improvisational capabilities very early, namely in 1998, when he released his debut album Exile and Discovery. Other aesthetically rigorous works such as The Way Through, Soar, and In Pursuit all became intimately connected to a miraculous phase in his career that turned this Californian promise into a highly respected voice within the new jazz scene. During that period

Mr. John Philip Sousa started his band when he was about twenty-four years old. He was appointed Director of the Marine Band at Washington. After ten or eleven years, he attracted the attention of several gentlemen interested in music, who formed themselves into a syndicate and made Mr. John Philip Sousa an offer to leave Washington and start a new band. It was a success from the first time. Mr. John Philip Sousa how many marches has he written Mr. John Philip Sousa has written less than hundred

I have always enjoyed music since I picked it up my first alto sax in the 6th grade. Of all the enjoyment music gave me and all its feelings it can create I could finally make some of my own. For the 7 years I have been playing in school it still remains a large part of my life. It gives me a great enjoyment to push myself everyday to do better. The dream of one day playing in a great college jazz ensemble propels me forward in my music because of the disadvantage of my school's jazz program. Playing