Compare And Contrast A Jazz Concert By Andy Woodson

On Friday night, November 13, 2015 at 7:30 p.m. I attended the Manhattan School of Music for the Jazz Orchestra that performed by Jazz vocalists and MSM alumni Jane Monheit and many other musicians. That place is unlikely the ordinary place, people have appropriate dress on and have nicely etiquette toward the performers, unlike me, many of audiences seem like that they come to this concert with certain knowledge of Jazz orchestra. And its musical venue was the ideal spot for the concert, so I sat in a decent spot spot that located at midst of the concert hall where I can view all the performers and hear performers’ music clearly. And the conductor informally began the show was quite nicely and politely which made me feel really comfortable

If you did not make it out to see The Jazz Ensemble on Tuesday, Apr. 19th, then you really missed out on a great evening of music. Family, friends, and jazz lovers nearly filled the Anne R. Belk Theater to watch and listen to the performance directed by Dr. Will Campbell, with special guest Derrick Gardner. Gardner is a highly accomplished jazz trumpet player, who has traveled the world playing jazz music.The Ensemble member are; Bryce Harris, Jonathan Carroll, Cody Belton, Garrett Brown and Bryan Patterson on the saxophone, Richard Hall, Casey Blackwelder, Wesley Taylor, Liam McMahon and Cameron Francis on the trumpet, Nathan Ricer, Patrick Foray, Virginia Crooks and Kyle Barnhardt on the trombone, Dallas Holder on the piano, Brian Gilbert on the guitar, and Colin Ray and Eric Chang on the drums. The Ensemble played seven songs, and four of those were played with Gardner. The songs were performed in this order “A Pair of Aces,” “You Must Believe in Spring,” “Count Me In,” “Big Dipper,” “Footprints,” “Just a Touch” and “Lil’ Fawdy.” All of the songs were performed exceptionally well, out of the seven these two were my favorite.

Although I enjoyed the concert, it was very different than how I normally think of jazz. It sounded as if they're playing could've been improvisatory. Although I know that's not the case, at many parts it felt like there were three musicians playing separate pieces that didn't go together. It felt very free, and possibly purposely made to be unique. As they announced titles, they would indicate where the song comes from. Sometimes, they would indicate one of their band members and sometimes it would their version of someone else's song, such as their song “The Robots.” You can see the personalities of the musicians as they play and in their songs. The drummer, Dave King, wrote one of their songs “Keep the Bugs Off Your Glass and The Bears Off Your Ass” and was the most freestyle player. He seemed to have fun, and looked like he was completely free as he played. After relistening to the songs at a later point, I can confirm that not just his playing, but the entire song wasn’t exactly the same, which leads me to believe they do a lot of freestyle typical in jazz. Specifically, Dave King was very humorous throughout the concert. He would tell jokes the entire time between songs, and told a story about his big dream to give out ice cream at their concerts one day. Out of all of them, his personality and playing shined out the most. The performance showed clear elements of jazz and popular music as they played, using syncopation, freestyle, and melodies to musically communicate with the

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Miles always surrounded himself with great musicians that, in one way or another, were jazz icons themselves. After an incredibly discography of traditional jazz music, Miles decided to explore the "electric jazz-fusion sound". When we talk about combining the words music and electric, there is no better instrument that comes to mind than the electric guitar; a symbol of the electric sound. When it comes to guitarists, once again, Miles recruited the bests in town, from John McLaughlin to Mike Stern, Pete Cosey and John Scofield, they all were at the top of their games when recruited by Miles.

A lot of changes affect jazz and it has benefitted from them in many different ways. The changes in production and style of Jazz music are highly attributed to shifts in economic well being, as well as events such as Prohibition. Jazz has changed a lot, and has had many different stages throughout it’s history. Economic collapse and the invention of household radio were a major catalyst in the evolution of jazz. The prohibition of alcohol -and in turn the lifting of this ban, caused a drastic change between soloist jazz and big band. The changes in production and style of Jazz music are highly attributed to shifts in economic well being, as well as events such as Prohibition.

The name of concert was Jazz Ensemble II. It was on Tuesday, April 4, 2017 at 8 p.m. in the Julien J. Studley Theatre. The director of this concert was John Menegon. There were five instruments available those are bass, trumpet, drums, alto sax, and guitar. In addition to the instruments there were two vocals. Six pieces were played those were How Deep is the Ocean (Irving Berlin), S.T. Louis Blues (W.C. Handy) , Donna Lee/ Back Home in Indiana (Charlie Parker/ Ballard MacDonald, James F. Hanley) , Motion Detector (John Menegon) , A night in Tunisia (music by Dizzy Gillespie, lyric by Ella Fitzgerald) , and the last one was I don’t need No Doctor (music by John Mayer), respectively.

On Wednesday April 12, 2017 I went to the Frost Studio Jazz Band Concert at the Maurice Gusman Concert Hall at the University of Miami. The conductors of the concert included frost students at the University of Miami who are graduating this year. The conductors were Jessica Hawthorne, Andrew Loose, Kyle Moreen, Andrew Peal and Derek Pyle. The concert also included guests artists trumpet players Brian Lynch and Jesus Mato, Jr. This concert also had remarkable soloists who displayed their talent and showed mastery in their respective instruments. The instruments in this concert included the Woodwinds, Trumpets, Trombones, Piano, Guitar, Acoustic Bass and Drums. The pieces that were performed during this concert were Black Nile, A Potter’s Song, Long Yellow Road, We

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We can understand America’s culture through the lens of music. We can identify how it became a major part of American culture and how it still affects us today. Many people ask them self’s today how music became a huge part of American culture and how did it all begin. Where did it originate and who came up with the type of genres that were popular and are still a big hit in today’s music. I know for a fact that a popular and loved genre of music that is still a tremendous impart in our lives today is the famous Jazz music.

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On Wednesday night I attended a jazz performance at Bandera restaurant in Brentwood, Los Angeles. Bandera has a jazz performance every weekdnights, and a band named “The Marbles” were playing on that magnificent night. The best songs I really enjoyed during the performance were “Embraceable You,” by Nat King Ko, “She is Funny that Way,” by Billy Holiday, and “Everybody Needs Somebody,” by Jimmy Scott.

The social development of Jazz from the early 1900’s to present time proves what everyday racism and commercialization do to a beautiful and uprising tradition. Most would say Jazz music is just another genre that has a “swing” to it, although that may be true there is something spectacular that makes it more than just another type of music. “Jazz is a type of music of black American origin characterized by improvisation, syncopation, and usually a regular or forceful rhythm, emerging at the beginning of the 20th century” (dictionary.com). Jazz music is a part of African American culture and over time traditionalized through generations which have passed down from generations. The growth of Jazz starts all the back from the Africa where there were a lot of similar configurations. The huge introduction to Jazz was during the slave era where slaves would sing “Field Hollers” while in the fields. They would create and work to that rhythm for a more positive atmosphere.

     The music called Jazz was born sometime around 1895 in New Orleans. It combined elements of Ragtime, marching band music and Blues. What made Jazz such a different perspective of traditional music was its act of improvising. There was a widespread use of improvisation often by more than one player at a time. Songwriters would write the music down on a piece of paper, and then the Jazz musicians would try their best to play the music. Usually in a Jazz piece, musicians would use the song as a starting point to improvise around. Jazz musicians would play a familiar song to the audience, and by the time they were done with the piece they would stir up a totally different feeling away from the

On Thursday April 25, 2013 , I 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 and finished off the song as a complete band. The second performance had a piano opening which led to vocals joining in at the same time as the rhythm section. This performance