It is known for its improvisational structure and its use of instruments like the saxophone. Important jazz musicians include Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, and John Coltrane. Folk: Folk music is found all over the world; it is a broad genre that features many distinct regional styles. Major...
You have to stop listening in categories. The music is either good or it's bad. —Duke Ellington 98 People aren't very good listeners, by nature. Part of being a good communicator is recognizing and understanding that and trying to make the complex simple. I try to capture a concept, a...
voices such as novelist Zora Neale Hurston, poet Langston Hughes and jazz master Duke Ellington sought to rise above conventional ideas of African-American expression. These artists, and many like them, overcame stereotypes, used their art to respond ...