Jazz Concert Essay

On April 18, 2017, the Jazz Ensemble at University of Rhode Island collectively performed nine pieces during the concert. “Contemplation” and Monk’s Mood/Well You Need’nt” were easily memorable pieces that provided the audience with a wide range experience, from swing to cool to classic jazz. “Contemplation” was composed by McCoy Tyner in 1967, had a bluesy and fusion feel to it. There was a progression from slow to fast beat and it have a lot of solos, starting from Isaiah Brown (alto saxophone)

On October 26, 2017, in the Laidlaw Performing Arts Center Recital Hall at the University of South Alabama, there was Jazz Ensemble Concert directed by Tracy Heavner. The night was filled with the rhythmic groove of jazz. By writing this report I hope to show you, the reader, a new perspective of Jazz Music. The first piece, Lady Bird, by Tadd Dameron was written in 1939. The Jazz Ensemble began the piece by putting their full hearts in it. By using repetition of the melody in the saxophones and

MTSU Faculty Jazztet” concert in Wright Music Hall. This jazz band consists of David Willford, Don Aliquo, Micheal Parkinson, Jamey Simmions, Joe Davidian, Patrick Arwater, and Derrek Phillps performed eight jazz selections. The crowd that night was about 70-80 people, and part were older and the other half was students. When I think about a jazz performance a drum and piano player did not come to mind. I expected for the show to be like all the stuff you see on TV about jazz bands with one person

The 36th Annual Jazz Showcase, on Thursday, March 9, 2017 incorporated many styles of jazz and modern compositions. This concert can best be described as fusion in both jazz and how the songs varied from Fiddler in the Roof to James Bond. The concert was mainly characterized by the songs played in a big band style. It consisted of many musicians and many instruments including, alto, tenor and bari sax, trumpet, trombone, French horn, tuba, keyboard (piano), guitar (acoustic, electric), percussion

It was the night of November 17, 2016; the concert was to be held in the concert room of the Palmetto Center for the Arts, right across from the theater, where they were holding an acting workshop on the same night. The lights were fully illuminated and glistening on the multicolored floor. I arrived at about 6:30pm just in time to start my shift as a volunteer usher. The work was relatively easy; I stood about 10 feet away from the door of the concert hall and reminded people I saw with any food

On December 3, 2015 the University of Florida’s School of Music hosted a concert at the University Auditorium where the Jazz band performed. The band consisted of four sections: saxophones, trumpets, trombone, and rhythm. The Saxophone section performers included Greg Snider (Alto), Dustin Fergerson (Alto), Ben Grier (Tenor), John Peasant (tenor), Tony Laracuente (tenor), and Ryan Colon (Baritone). The Trumpet section performers included Sean Bocinsky, Ben Rochford, Lucas Owen, and Brantley Daniel

On March 30th, 2017 I attended a well-performed jazz concert at Prince George’s Community College. The concert was performed by a group called The Reginald Cyntje Group. The Reginald Cyntje Group was made up of Brian Settles, Herman Burney, Lenny Robinson, Hope Udobi, and Reginald Cyntje. The group performed seven songs including: “The Rise of the Protester,” “Ballad for the Masses,” “Chant of the Revolt,” “Descension and Ascension,” “No Justice No Peace,” “The Piece of Resistance,” and “Blues People

Butts Jazz Concert Report The concert I decided to go to was held in Valley Brewing Company. The event was called “Take 5, Jazz at the Brew”. I went to the show July 11, 2013. The group I saw didn’t have a name. It was just a group of people performing together. The concert hall was a very nice venue. It was on an extended closed off area past the common area at the bar. The area was very dim lit and was decorated very fancy and elaborate. The music that was played that night was Jazz. The group

The first question I asked myself at the beginning of the quarter was how much do I actually know about jazz? I have always characterized jazz music as a rhythmic and instrumental form of music. My impression on the basis of the jazz has always been portrayed with the African-American race. I think this was build up from the rhythm ‘n’ blues era and meaning according to the dictionary (“style of music that was invented by African American musicians in the early part of the twentieth century and has

I had a really good experience being in a Live Jazz presentation. I got to know how the instrument sound in live. And I am going to introduce the instruments that the musicians used in the presentation. First, we have an instrument that we can’t miss in a jazz band, I am talking about the trumpet. He did not use a mute or anything but the sound of his trumpet was so smooth. Next, I have the Piano, in this jazz band presentation the piano was really important because most of the time, the pianist