Nina Simone in Concert

Jazz and Civil Rights : Hand In Hand Jazz contributed to the civil rights movement by allowing people to listen to African American opinions through musical beats and lyrics. Giving the world a new wide spectrum from what they were listening to before. The current definition of jazz is American music developed from ragtime and blues. In some ways blues and jazz go hand in hand. These types of music emerged in the Deep American South around the end of the 19th century, spread north and formed various

convey. These steps helped push racial integration further, something that was previously illegal in some states. In 1958 Benny Goodman and Louis Armstrong went on a tour across the United States spreading messages of equality. Louis Armstrong after a concert said, “ I was surprised to see both black and white people enjoying my music standing together” (Clark 55). The effect spread beyond racial integration. Martin Luther King in a speech said: “Jazz speaks for life” (Josephson 2008: 56). This was a change

his first album. The CD portion of Caught in the Act includes eight songs from the show which are also included on the DVD. The live album kicks off with “Feeling Good” with a very dramatic introduction – the song is a standard made popular by Nina Simone, “Sway” was originally a Mexican mambo until Dean Martin made his own recording in 1954, “Try A Little Tenderness” was known as a soul song by Otis Redding with snare kicks but Bublѐ performs this classic as a soft ballad with the drums using brushes

have played jazz music in our home, while cooking meals together, or entertaining guests, or reading on a Sunday morning. My familiarity with the music from a young age is what caused me to start singing songs from artists like Ella Fitzgerald and Nina Simone. Jazz served as the foundation for my love and appreciation of music, both old and new, which is why I believe there is a place for jazz in the future. Over the past century, jazz music has evolved immensely—so much so that some people mistake the

From Bechet to Marsalis: The Evolution of Jazz Jazz: An overview In the 20th century, Jazz was one of the most expressive forms of music around, as it was just starting out and was born in a time where victims of oppression were beginning to stand up and rebel. In comparison to classical music, Jazz is a very new genre of music. It’s evolution is vividly evident in it’s contrast of instrumentation, dynamics, and the introduction of modal jazz which I will discuss later on in this

Building own and expensive music library over the years or spending hours in record stores seeking for your favourite taste of the sound… is over. If anyone decide to hear album by for example: ’The Beatles’ or single called ‘Feeling Good’ by ‘Nina Simone’, it can be found and played within seconds. Music platforms such as YouTube, Spotify, iTunes, SoundCould etc. gives us possibilities to reach any music at any time and mostly for free. Additionally, these days making or recording music is easier

Music within the Vietnam War The war in Vietnam, which lasted from 1955 to 1975, has gone down as one of the influential and controversial wars in United States history. The nation as a whole began an uproar over the war and the major consequences of the war. Public opinion steadily turned against the war following 1967 and by 1970 only a third of Americans believed that the U.S. had not made a mistake by sending troops to fight in Vietnam (Sperlich). Not to mention, many young people protested