Vocal jazz

“Song Contrast Essay” Songs are very diverse in today’s day of age. From the smooth sounds of Jazz, energizing pop, and disruptive Rock; almost everyone can find their own taste of music. A popular song from the 1930’s, "Creep" by Radiohead, recently got a cover in 2015 by a band called Scott Bradlee's Postmodern Jukebox, which change alternative Rock song to Jazz. But through this change of genre of the this song, how does the cogitation of the song change? Scott Bradlee’s version of “Creep” suggests

career as a jazz singer. Meanwhile, she is still known as one of the singers who has had a significant influence on the history of Jazz music. Her legacy is re-stated in the music landscape in ways that prove her as a reflection of the foundation of the major transformations in jazz and the whole American music. HOLIDAY’S IMPACT ON MUSIC It is uncommon for an American singer to decry Billie Holiday’s art of music considering that many cite the influence of her career not only on jazz but also on

Live in Concert (Jazz) On October 4th, I watched Louis Armstrong Live in Concert in Berlin in 1965. In this concert, I noticed Armstrong played a variety of songs with a variety of different tempos. The first song he played was more adagio and right after that his song picked up in tempo and changed to a more allegro with a vivace, lively feel to it. Each one of Armstrong’s songs had a different feel to it. Before watching this concert, I knew of Armstrong due to playing a jazz instrument in middle

different jazz singers such as Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong, Bing Crosby and more… The second cd, is Gerswhin's famous pieces taken from musical shows such as Porgy and Bess, Rhapsody in Blue, Cuban overture, Funny face and more. First Cd: The cd starts with the song "Strike up the Band " performed by Oscar Peterson. The piece consists of a piano, cello. This song in my opinion sets the mood of the cd. It represents pure jazz music without

attended a jazz vocal concert at the Music Concert Hall. The first vocal ensemble opened up the performance with a slow rhythmic song called Blue Skies. It began with vocals and I noticed a light auxiliary percussion and drum rhythm. Also, the bass guitarist used walking bass and the piano and electric guitar joined in as well. The first song also consisted of two soloist Regina and Chantel who took the front stage to show off their chops. After the solo performances they fell back into the vocal sections

traditions that led to the creation of one of our nations most cherished genres of music: jazz. Jazz emerged towards the beginning of the 20th century, but didn 't just spring up out of nowhere. Instead, it was a creation that developed from popular music styles of the 19th century that were blended and combined to entertain not only the social dancers, but also, the nation as a whole. The two main music styles that jazz evolved from were ragtime and the blues. Both ragtime and the blues had their beginnings

Berklee Beantown Jazz Festival was actually the first music festival I have ever been which showed me that live band performance was so different from the recorded music. Listing to the live music, I could actually feel the strength and power of the music and see how people reacted to it. When I reached the Jazz Festival, there were various styles of jazz performed on three different stages: Berklee Stage, Natives Stage and Capital One Stage. Berklee Stage, as academically as it sounds, performed

Louis Armstrong: The Icon that Forever Changed Jazz Music Jazz was a genre of music that originated in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Of all the talented jazz musicians, one of the most famous and recognized is Louis Armstrong. Seldom do people think of jazz without Armstrong coming to mind. He is considered one of the most influential and talented artists in jazz history. Louis Armstrong was born in New Orleans, Louisiana in 1901. Born into poverty, young Armstrong began earning money

Birdland; You’ll Have to Swing It (Mr. Paganini), Parts One & Two; Hard Hearted Hannah; Let’s Do It(Lets fall in Love); Just A-Sittin’ and A-Rockin’; A Fine Romance; Blues In The Night. Summary: First lady of Song, Ella Fitzgerald, became top female jazz singer in the 50s and 60s. I actually had chosen this album because of one particular song that came across in a game. Undecided is a

What exactly is jazz? As defined by Merriam Webster Dictionary jazz is “American music developed especially from ragtime and blues and characterized by propulsive syncopated rhythms, polyphonic ensemble playing, varying degrees of improvisation, and often deliberate distortions of pitch and timbre”. While this definition is true and a “cookie cutter” definition of jazz it is not completely accurate Jazz is one large genre with many sub-genres within it such as swing, bebop, free jazz, hard bop, and