Jazz is a musical genre that has for a very long time captivated its audience. Jazz music can make someone dance, indulge the moods of its listener, or just make you think. Jazz music can sound simple and straight forward, but there are many structures, and freedoms which make up jazz music. Jazz has structures, by which its musicians are given a "guide" to follow. Jazz also has freedoms, which allow the jazz musicians to expand, and alter the music.
The European part being mainly the melodies and harmony of the Andalucia region of Spain (the homeland of the Conquistadors), while the African part in Salsa is mainly from the western coast of Africa where the slave trade was most prevalent.” ("Justsalsa.com," n.d, p. 1) It is said that “Between 1930 and 1960 there were musicians from Cuba, Puerto Rico, Mexico and South America coming to New York to perform. They brought their own native rhythms and musical forms with them, but as they listened to each other and played music together, the musical influences mixed, fused and evolved.” (latinmusic.about.com, Lilich, n.d, p. 1) “This type of musical hybridization gave birth to the 1950s creation of the mambo from son, conjunto and jazz traditions. Continuing musical fusion went on to include what we know today as the cha cha cha, rhumba, conga and, in the 1960s, salsa.” (latinmusic.about.com, Lilich, n.d, p. 1) The type of instruments used in salsa music is what makes salsa music so unique. Salsa music has a heavy use of percussion (clave, maracas, conga, bongo, tambora, bato, cowbell.) Other salsa instruments include
By 1943 he began a series of annual concerts at Carnegie Hall, which was an indication of how much jazz was now accepted in prestigious western classical concert venues. Ellington used this opportunity to write longer and more ambitious works in several movements, like the epic musical history of African-American life, Black, Brown and Beige. Between 1927 and 1931 the Ellington Orchestra played its most famous residency. At the Cotton Club in Harlem, the band backed ‘jungle’ dance-theatre routines in a variety of shows, part of a new popular interest in African-American culture later known as the Harlem Renaissance. During the Cotton Club years, the Ellington band
Ra Shawn Averitte February 4 2013 P.E. 179 Zumba During the 1920-50s there was a Cuban music craze around the world including in the US, especially in New York where there were many Cuban and Puerto Rican immigrants. Cuban music such as son (pronounced "sown"), guaracha, mambo, bolero and chachacha were very popular. Each of these music styles had (and still has) its own dance In New York musicians began mixing the music with jazz and it was called "Latin jazz" for many, many years. Or in many cases the musicians would put the name of the ryhthm of each inidvidual song on the record.
So Black! Jazz is a melody that is notoriously impossible to define. Throughout history it has been attached to the African American people where it is widely accepted as the “pinnacle of African American music” and is known to have placed New Orleans on the musical map. It is very unique as it is “distinguished by the originality of its improvisation, the virtuosity and erudition of its performers and composers, and its professionalism and artistry” . It is a music that is not merely for listening, but a vital part of the experience is the swaying and the dancing that takes over one’s body.
Besides this goal, the UTPA also invites some Tejano singer to perform on that day. This year Bobby Pulido and Grupo Duelo were invited to perform in the HESTEC concert. The HESTEC event started on Saturday morning but the concert started until seven late afternoon. The first one to perform was Bobby Pulido who started with some of his greatest hits such as “Desvelado,” “Llevame Contigo,”and “Algun Dia.” The audiences at the HESTEC were very exited taking pictures, singing, and dancing with Bobby Pulido’s music. I like Bobby Pulido’s rhythm and beats since the combinations of the instruments was magnificent giving a unique sound to each of his melodies.
Cultural Contact in the Cradle of Jazz: A Brief History............................................ Cultural Remnants Made Visible: The New Orleans Jazz Festival........................... The Mardi Gras Indians ............................................................................................. CHAPTER V. UNRAVELING MUSICAL AND CULTURAL ELEMENTS: ... Common Ground: African and Native American Musical Compatibility................. Unification in Sound: Vocables in Native American Music ..................................... All in the Stomp Dance: Dance as an Intrinsic Element of Music ............................ From Parker to Pullen: The Heritage of Some Jazz Greats ....................................... CHAPTER VI. CONCLUSION ........................................................................................... REFERENCES ...................................................................................................................... 23 27 28 30 34 35 38 39 42 49
Kaysha Alejandro Professor Belt WC-150 December 10, 2014 In the documentary “Buena Vista Social Club” the director discusses the lifestyle and biography of Cuban artists. Bueno Vista means, “Good view” in Spanish. The Buena Vista Club was a club of Cuban musicians that were recruited by Juan de Marco Gonzalez. The viewers and fans are not well aware of the obstacles it took to be part of the group. However, in the documentary we witness and are aware of the tragedies each artist has faced.
This characteristic of jazz rhythm is syncopation, which is accenting offbeats or an unstressed beat. Jazz music catches the attention of the listener by the way the rhythmic elements are put together. This is known as “swing”, and it catches the listener’s attention because it has a beat that you want to tap your foot to. Just like in previous eras where the composer put the composition together and then reviews it or practices it before performing it so do jazz performers. Jazz music also shows or creates emotion in its listeners just as previous eras had.
Sheretta Williams Art March 15, 2013 Jazz History What does the word Jazz actually mean? It means a style of music, native to America, characterized by a strong but flexible rhythmic understructure with solo and ensemble improvisations on basic tunes and chord patterns and, more recently, a highly sophisticated harmonic idiom. Jazz can be known by distinguishing features. First it points out the lesser beats in the bar or club second and fourth; it is similar to the music that is traditional that points out the 1st and 3rd beat. Next thing is the syncopation through short and strong rhythmic phases.