Pianist, arranger and composer Fletcher Henderson didn’t manage to achieve the kind of long-term mainstream success that some of the other bandleaders on this list did, but his contribution to the development of jazz and the lineage of big band music history was incredibly significant. His New...
Listen to The Great History of Jazz - the Big Band Era by Various Artists on Apple Music. 2008. 20 Songs. Duration: 1 hour, 1 minute.
The bands of Duke Ellington and Louis Armstrong moved jazz music from its more symphonic sound to a swing fill, which contributed to the ''Swing Era,'' also known as the ''Big Band Era.'' Tap dancer Bill ''Bojangles'' Robinson added a flexibility twist to the traditional style of tap...
Big band music includes complex harmonies and syncopated rhythms. A vocalist or instrumental soloist is often featured, adding a melody on top of the jazz orchestra. A Brief History of Big Band Music The big band era, also known as the swing era, was at its peak from the 1930s to the ...
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When it comes to defining an entire musical genre, especially one with as many forms and perspectives as jazz, the work can get pretty tricky. Even the word itself has a long and sometimes controversial history. Today we'll look at the story of jazz, fro
The History of Jazz Dance essaysss"Jazz dance is a form of personal expression created and sustained though improvisation...it has certain defining characteristics, including improvisation, isolation, a centrifugal explosion of energy that radiates outwa
In terms of free jazz groups, the exotic big band of Sun Ra, a maverick/pianist composer with a cosmic vision, and for whom space was the place, was important. So, too, Art Ensemble Of Chicago, who decamped to Europe at the end of the 60s, where they found a more enthusiastic audi...
The History of Jazz Music essaysMusic has always been surrounded by controversy. Boy and girl bands of my generation that target the teenie bopper fans have heightened that controversy. Elvis was one of the most controversial artists in history but he
In the first few years of 1930’s, two bands made jazz history: Moten and Casa Loma Orchestra. The influence wasn’t immediately evident. The bombastic, energetic, and rhythmic jazz music made by the Moten band made a wave. Orchestral jazz was changed forever thanks to the mixture of revol...