Joyce Moreno has been praised by many musicians and critics as one of the finest Brazilian musicians working today; however, very little has been said about the elements that make her a great artist. In this special article, Thomas Cunniffe examines some of the facets of Moreno's music that...
And just a decade ago, we put together a comprehensive box set of music from the ‘70s to the 2000s with AIR, Sextett, Very Very Circus and Make A Move, all his ensembles. Kevin Le Gendre’s wonderful 2022 article/interview with Henry is posted on the Jazzwise website along with an...
Jazz Instruments,Jazz Music They may not grab the headlines in moststyles of the music, but jazz violinists deserve their fair share of attention too, as we’ll see in this article. Jazz music may conjure up images of saxophone and trumpet for most people, but in truth almostevery instrume...
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: American music marked by lively rhythms with unusual accents and often by melodies made up by musicians as they play 2 : empty talk don't give me any of that jazz 3 : similar but unspecified things : stuff jazz 2 of 2 verb 1 : enliven usually used with up 2 : to play ...
Kenneth Prouty, 2010. "Towards jazz's `official' history: The debates and discourses of jazz history textbooks," Journal of Music History Pedagogy, volume 1, number 1, pp. 19-43, and at http://www.ams- net.org/ojs/index.php/jmhp/article/view/4, accessed on 10 September 2014....
The rubber band effect : stylistic tendencies in music history from bebop to cool jazz, serialism to minimalism This paper discussed the Rubber Band Effect, the tendency in music to evolveinto a much simpler form once it has reached a very complex state. To begin, a ... JL Johnson 被引量...
In my music history classes, particularly in November and December, students have often asked me about the relationship between jazz and Christmas: “Why are so many popular Christmas songs so jazzy?" It is a good question--indeed, many of the most popular secular Christmas music does have a...
he wrote frankly of his hedonistic past and of the racism he saw in the music industry. Along withLouis Armstrong,Duke Ellington, andCharlie Parker, Davis is regarded as one of the four most important and influential musicians in jazz history, as well as the music’s mosteclecticpractitioner....
The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica Last Updated:Dec 14, 2024•Article History Quick Facts Born: December 18, 1920,Buffalo,New York, U.S. Died: May 17, 1996,Alexandria,Virginia(aged 75) See all related content Willis Conover(born December 18, 1920,Buffalo,New York, U.S.—died May ...