Royal Mile

1.) Bebop is revolutionary because its skills and like swing, bebop was still a music that prized virtuosity; if anything, its standards were higher. But were seeing by most people as an outsider’s music steeped in drug abuse and tainted with an atmosphere of racial hostility. It was evolutionary because it firmly placed in the center of jazz tradition while acknowledging that its status was altered to that of self-conscious art music. Bebop doesn’t serve the same social function as swing because

Little Walter is one of the most interesting and intriguing musician of all time. He isn’t someone that people may have necessarily heard about or seen on the news, but he is just as important to music as any other famous musician. Blues and Jazz are what come to mind when at the sound of his name. One writer, Paul Oliver, states “Many younger urban blues musicians were influenced by his playing, and he had acquired a strong following in Europe long before he toured there in the 1960s.” Walter was

(May 26, 1926 – September 28, 1991) was an American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, and composer. He is among the most influential and acclaimed figures in the history of jazz and 20th century music. With his ever-changing directions in music, Davis was at the forefront of a number of major stylistic developments in jazz over his five-decade career.[1] Born and raised in Illinois, Davis began performing in 1940s New York with saxophonist Charlie Parker before recording the Birth of the Cool sessions

John Coltrane was born September 23, 1926 in North Carolina in the city of Hamlet. It was almost guaranteed that he was going to be a musician because music was all around him. His father played many instruments and that is what sparked his interest for music, he became focused on jazz music in particular after listening to the records of Lester Young and Count Basie. when he was a young teenager he began to play the saxophone, he was very good at it and enjoyed imitating other musicians styles.

Red Rodney was a famous trumpeter and bandleader in the 20th century. He was born in Philadelphia on the 27th of September 1927 and was known as a child prodigy when he was young (Voce, 2011). At the beginning, Red Rodney taught himself the trumpet and later he went to a school named “Jules E. Masterbaum Vocational” in his hometown Philadelphia to study trumpet (Schwab, 2010). Red started playing with Jerry World Orchestra only at the age of 15 and then he also played with Benny Goodman, Jimmy Dorsey

Juilliard’s Paul Recital Hall was where jazz drummer Douglas Marriner had his graduation recital, which happened on Monday, May 8th. From now on, and following a family tradition, Douglas, who is the grandson of the late English conductor/violinist Sir Neville Marriner and the son of LSO’s clarinetist Andrew Marriner, is entitled to an artist diploma degree, which authenticates him as a professional musician, with all the letters. The newly graduated envisioned different formations to tackle the

My parents separated when my brothers were nine and seven, and I was five years old. My grandparents live on the same street and developed a close bond with us. They felt music would be a good outlet for emotional stress. Benjamin and Nicholas started taking lessons for piano and guitar. I started playing violin through my elementary school. As middle school was approaching, Nicholas was considering playing in the school band, but guitar would not be a suitable instrument. My grandfather’s friend

Charles Mingus was one of the most influential and groundbreaking jazz musicians and composers of the 1950s and 1960s. The virtuoso bassist gained fame in the 1940s and 1950s working with such jazz greats as Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Charlie Parker, Art Tatum, and many others. His compositions pushed harmonic barriers, combining Western-European classical styles with African-American roots music. While examining his career is valuable from musical standpoint, his career also provides a powerful

The Bass Player in Black At the quiet Corner of Turks street was the Cranburry Cafe. Inside there was a five man jazz band playing up their tunes. Every single Thursday the five men played. But this Thursday their bass player was feeling ill and unable to play. The band looked for volunteers and found a man named Smith. They called up Smith who was luckily available for that night. In the cafe people danced, and there was song in the dark air. It was a fine beginning to a long cold dark night.

Mercurial guitarist Mark Whitfield got the jazz world’s attention during the 90’s, when the NY Times considered him ‘The Best Young Guitarist in the Business’. Despite speaking a vocabulary of his own, his style is still influenced by his mentor George Benson, the one who recommended him to the organist Jack McDuff. Mark not only has collaborated with jazz legends such as Art Blakey, Dizzy Gillespie, Ray Brown, Stanley Turrentine, Ray Charles, and Jimmy Smith, but also with recent stars like Sting