America. Jazz was structured similarly to the ideas of the Civil Rights movement. Jazz musicians took up the the cause, using their music and celebrity status to promote racial equality and social justice (Teichroew). Jazz gained respect as an African American art form. Because of this, the ...
Jazz -- commonly heralded as "America's Classical Music" -- defies an easy definition. And, according to Louis Armstrong, one of jazz's greatest performers, if you have to ask for a definition you'll never know what it is. While there is an element of truth to Armstrong...
Jazz is consider one of the most influential types of music an America History. Some of the greatest artist in the world have contribute to the success jazz have had not only on America History but throughout the world. This paper will explain the history of jazz, where it all came from...
As these expansive formulations suggest, the study presents not a concise argument about a specific aspect of modernism or modernity but rather a broader discussion of various facets of modern experience and their relationship to jazz. The book, based primarily on secondary sources, is a wide-...
Another band steeped in the artistry of performance wasSparks. Brothers Ron and Russell Mael relocated from America’s West Coast to the UK in 1973, and the following year’sKimono My Housealbum was an ambitious, eccentric oddity that spawned a sizable hit with “This Town Ain’t Big Enough...
Back in the progressive world, Blodwyn Pig, the jazz-rock crew led by Mick Abrahams, cut a “comedic” reggae song, “To Rassman,” on their second album,Getting To This(1970). Stavely Makepeace, a band from Coventry, in the Midlands, specialized in audio experiments; a spin-off outfit...
"I would like to dedicate this song to every woman in America. To every woman who now has to worry about her body if she gets pregnant. I pray that this country will speak up and we will not stop until its right!" - Lady Gaga talking about abortion rights at The#ChromaticaBall...
Honestly, it’s crazy to imagine my current full-time job as a concert pianist and composer. Like many immigrant parents, my mother had many dreams before trying to survive and build a life in America. One of those dreams was to be a concert pianist. When I was five, my parents fo...
The two-time GRAMMY-winning duo caught up with GRAMMY.com to talk about their favorite moments from recordingReboot II, how the genre has changed since their breakthrough, and why there's a "good chance" new music may be on the way. ...
Gene Autry was one of America’s most famous singing cowboys. He recorded When It’s Springtime in the Rockies in 1937.And finally, we’ll leave you with a sunny song called Up Jumped Spring. Freddie Hubbard wrote this jazz song in 1977 and Billy Taylor Trio performs it 1. If you are...