What impressed me primarily was its combination of instruments. Tenor saxophone was in the front line of the band, which controlled the leitmotifs; bass and keyboard accompanied the main melody, and they were in charge of theme sometimes; drum and congas belonged to rhythm section, which were responsible for meters. In addition, a bamboo musical instrument called clave enriched the performance that played a strong beat. These are all typical instruments of jazz music. It seems that there was no need to use two kinds of drums in one band; however, since players showed us different timbres of these instruments and performed alone, each drum sounded thin, flat and unmeaning; in contrast, when these two tones mixed, it resulted a “magic reaction” in music, which was full of energy and great passion.
For example, the song at times changes from a quiet saxophone soli, to a loud shout chorus, to a uniquely created improvised solo. The second track on this album—“Love Theme from Hair”—is my favorite on the CD. I like this song because it is a soft ballad that is simplistically happy. Mike Vax delves into this tune and explores range, melody and emotion as the featured soloist. This song is not a standard or an original, but it holds a special place in my jazz repertoire.
I enjoyed listening to them and not being startled every 30 seconds by the drums pounding in or the horns suddenly sounding out of no where. In this sense, I very much enjoyed listening to this orchestra in a different way then I enjoyed the other musical performances we went to see. When Joshua Bell came out to do his solo, it was actually very funny because he completely changed the mood of the night by playing “Yankee Doodle” on his violin. The whole mood
However, the third song concertino for clarinet, played by Frank Bencriscutto. He did prove his talent in playing clarinet, but he was really nervous. I feel like he is too nervous to breathe. The Piece I Enjoyed the Most: Celebrations Reason: it was the first song of the whole concert, which is also my favorite one by John Zdechlik. It was beautiful melodies, the brisk pace of hearty, full of a kind of vitality and vigor up.
The first group played trombones, and the second and third groups both played tubas. This concert was one of my favorites this year. The first piece played by the ULM Trombone Ensemble was “Achieved Is The Glorious Work”. It was very celebratory, and it reminded me of a wedding of a royal couple. The second piece played was “Summertime”, and it was jazzy with a very smooth sound.
Later, the strings came in as an accompanying section along with the guitar playing chords. After the English horn finished the melodic solo, Mr. Williams played the melodic line, which is almost identical to that of the English horn. Mr. Williams’s solo was very melancholic, yet uplifting. Both the soloist and the orchestra were very sensitive to harmonic changes and drama during the movement. The cadenza was very impressive musically and technically.
He grabbed hold of a saxophone at the age of 13 and shows great talent. At a young age, Coltrane also tried to imitate the sound produced by the likes of Charlie Park and Johnny Hedges. As his career progressed, he had influenced countless musicians and he remains one of the most important saxophonists in jazz history. The way John Coltrane plays his 3 different types of saxophones, which were the alto, soprano and the tenor. He also played the clarinet and the alto horn.
Jazz Alley You have not witnessed jazz until you have witnessed Jazz Alley. Jazz alley is my favorite jazz performance I have ever attended. My grandfather is in a jazz band and I really go for him, not for the music. In the case of Jazz Alley I truly enjoyed, and the atmosphere at Jazz, a Louisiana Kitchen. The musician that caught my eye was the saxophonist.
The show lasted for 2 hours and twenty minutes. The band started the show with their hit “Oye Mi Amor”. The crowd was very energetic and sang along throughout the entire show. During the beginning of the show the stage had a white lace looking drop that covered the front of the stage. On the drop, the band used visual aides to project pictures throughout the first part of the show.
The movement begins on a sympathetic note. The brass playing, trumpets, trombones, tubas, and horns all played with excellent projection and fine tuning. I felt a longing to go back to the first movement, although the tragic portions did create suspense, irony, and