Vocal jazz

Washburn University Jazz Ensembles, I went to this concert with my boyfriend, Dylan. I decided to choose to go to the Jazz concert because I have always been interested in jazz; however, I have never attended a jazz concert before. Therefore, I believe it would be an amazing date idea for me and my boyfriend to attend. Which, the jazz concert was an amazing, and fun date night idea. The concert was split into 3 different types of jazz bands. Firstly, was the Washburn University Jazz Orchestra, they

hundred covers and media through television, radio and film. This article will firstly analyze the musical style of “Moon River” sung by Audrey Hepburn from the aspects of structure, music genre, vocal style and lyrics; and then discuss the significance of recording soundtracks and covers in

Today 's Music While blues and jazz are musically different, they play a similar role in the in the musical genres that is heard today. Today, music is divided into many genres such as hip-hop, easy listening, country, rock and roll or classic rock, etc. Pure blues or jazz is hardly thought of, as those two genres are not heard as often in today’s music. The purpose of this essay is to compare and contrast the difference between blues and jazz music. Blues and jazz are musical genres, or styles

about music especially in America with referencing Jazz or the Blues. The two genres of music are synonymous with the American music scene originating from Southern America. Their similar point of origin has caused much confusion in distinguishing the two mainly due to the way today’s artists’ music crossover. Both Jazz and Blues, are two independent genres that formed concurrently in the 20th century and were produced at the same time. Origination Jazz music originated from New Orleans America and

interest in Latin-American Jazz in the past twenty-five years is sure to have heard the remarkable vocal styles of Flora Purim. She is well known for her part in “Return to Forever” with Chick Corea. Purim has also recorded and performed with many critically acclaimed artists, including Dizzy Gillespie, Gil Evans, Opa, Stan Getz, Mickey Hart of the Grateful Dead, Santana, Jaco Pastorius, and her husband Airto Moreira. Flora Purim is called the “Queen of Brazilian Jazz.” Flora Purim was born on March

childhood whether it was a wordless melody or the alphabet song it was music in its simplest form. Jazz Jazz is a mixture of several music genres which can be traced back to the late 1600’s to 1700’s with the introduction of slavery in America. African musical elements such as the chants, song structure and the instruments established the sound we know today. One of the biggest influences to the creation of jazz was blues music. Blues were developed from the work songs and religious ballads that slaves

was an American jazz musician and singer-songwriter with a career lasting for nearly thirty years. Nicknamed "Lady Day" by her friend and music partner Lester Young, Holiday had a seminal influence on jazz music and pop singing. Her vocal style started the creation of a new way of phrasing and tempo. Holiday was known for her vocal delivery and improvisational skills, which was a way to balance out her limited range and lack of formal music education. While there were other jazz singers with equal

The Birth of Jazz/Blues Megan Houzer & Elizabeth Batchelor Strain: a sixteen-measure phrase; typically each strain is repeated before the next one begins Blue Note: a slight drop in pitch on the third, fifth or seventh tone of the scale; common in blues New Orleans Style Jazz: a small ensemble of players improvising simultaneously Scat Singing: singing on syllables without meaning Tonal idioms: expressing intonation differences through words or syllables of a similar sound Bent Notes: a note

Louis Armstrong, one of the most influential figures in jazz music, enjoyed a career that spans across 50 years, and through different eras of jazz. Nicknamed” Satchmo”, “Pops”, and” Ambassador Satch”, Armstrong could do it all, he sang, occasionally acted, composed music, but was most famous for his cornet and trumpet playing. Although Armstrong is well known for his amazing trumpet play, he also influenced the direction that jazz music during his time was headed. Over the course of this paper I

The Vocal Jazz Ensemble & The Jazz Guitar Ensemble Glendale Community College Auditorium May 19,2018 7:30pm Jazz Guitar Ensemble Now's the Time Charlie Parker arr. Mark Taylor Calypso Mood John Baboian All of Me Seymour Simons, Gerald Marks arr. Mark Taylor Seven Come Eleven Benny Goodman, CHarlie Christian I'll Remember April Gene DePaul, Patricia Johnston, Don Raye arr. Kevin Brunkhorst Tear It Down Wes Montgomery arr. Chip Henderson Vocal Jazz Ensemble The Pink Panther