This year’s other two finalists came with their own notable credentials. Justin Brown, 28, originally from Richmond, Calif., is a member of acclaimed groups led by the trumpeter Ambrose Akinmusire and the pianist Gerald Clayton, who have been finalists in previous Monk Competitions. Colin Stranahan, 26, originally from Denver, Colo., has likewise become an active part of the New York jazz scene. (He’ll be at the Village Vanguard this week, starting Tuesday, with Kurt Rosenwinkel’s Standards Trio.) As the winner of this year’s competition, Mr. Ross will receive a $25,000 scholarship and a recording contract with the Concord Music Group.
I have made many friends including Cadet/Private Sommermeyer and Cadet/Private Tatum. These many friends extend beyond the JROTC classroom and will no doubt be there when I most need them to be. Another thing ROTC is good for is community service hours. My counselor has already given me a community service worksheet to fill out whenever I do something and she says it will help me get into a much better college and will also look good on my Job/college application. JROTC also inspires me to work hard in school and out of school.
(PBS.org) There, he took a music class which made him fall in love with music. In 1914, he was released from the shelter, and (for several years) he made money selling newspapers on the street, hauling coal, and street performing (song and dance). When he was 17 years old, Armstrong began playing at dive bars around town. This public exposure earned him invitations to play in local jazz bands, gaining him a lot of popularity. By 1920, Armstrong had left New Orleans.
A Defining Moment at a Young Age ENGL 1613 When I was 8 my parents took me on a surprise trip. I was so joyous when we pulled into the parking lot of Frontier City amusement park. Little did I know we weren’t there to ride rides but instead see Three Dog Night in concert. I had so much fun with my dad that night. As it turns out that night and the wonder of going to my first concert was one of the most inspiring moments of my life.
I have been inspired to do this by the late founder and director of the Birmingham Youth Jazz Ensemble (BYJE), Jothan Callins, and my saxophone instructor, Dwight Houston. I want to follow in their footsteps and organize music clinics of my own and/or teach in established clinics. I plan to place an emphasis on combining music and technology to offer students options other than performance. I also want to invite other professional musicians I know to participate. By doing this, I believe the amount of opportunities for young musicians in Alabama will increase.
Mozart’s father, “a violinist at the court of the prince of Salzburg,” taught him how to play the clavier and encouraged him in his art (“Wolfgang” World History). His parents had seven children, although only two of them, Mozart and his sister Maria Anna Mozart, survived to adulthood. Mozart first showed off his innate abilities in music at age four, when “he began playing his pieces from his elder sister’s clavier lessons” and astonished his entire family (“Wolfgang” World History). After his father heard him play such arduous pieces, he started giving him lessons. Mozart’s sister was also a talented musician.
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.
In society, there’s a high expectation to be well-rounded. We constantly need to improve our intellectual virtues and appreciate culture. The liberal arts curriculum of the University of St. Thomas ensures that the students will have a robust integration of culture and intellect by the time they graduate. In Honors Neuroscience of Jazz, the neuroscience and music departments will be blended. This seminar associates both jazz music and the brain.
Manilow attended the famous Juilliard School, where he touched up on his already owned talent for music. While at Julliard, Manilow wrote a score for a Broadway musical which was up and running for eight years, this is what pushed him through the doors of fame. In 1973, he released his first album and from there he made his own history. Mozart was a musical genius. By the very young age of five, Mozart was able to read and write music.
As a musician I always strive to be the best I can be at my instrument, and one of the most rewarding experiences as a musician is getting a standing ovation after a performance. I still remember the first time our high school jazz band got a standing ovation. Our school has been lucky enough to have quite a few very accomplished musicians, and we always play pieces that are just a hair past what we really should, but that is what helps us to become better at what we do. In our jazz band rehearsals our band director rarely compliments us, always telling us what we need to do better, not what we did right. Because of this we don’t think of ourselves as a good jazz band, in our minds we aren’t very good at all.