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Jazz Music
Jazz reverberates around the world with its aesthetics in varied environments and many distinctive styles. Jazz has a variety of sub-genres. It is a confluence of African and European music traditions that has integrated music from 19th and 20th century American popular music with its improvisation, blue notes and poly-rhythms. Questions and answers in this category expound the richness of music that is all Jazz.
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How is ragtime jazz different from other types of jazz?
Jazz is a collective word for a whole range of 20th century styles, principally of black American creation which includes jazz related genres like blues or ragtime.
Ragtime however is a composed instrumental genre, primarily for piano and principally created by black Americans, that combines syncopated melodies with the forms of the march; the syncopated style of this genre.
So in short the difference between ragtime and jazz is:
Ragtime is a type of Jazz genre, while Jazz is a collective term for a wide range of genres.
It like asking what is the difference between a fruit and an apple. Jazz being fruit and ragtime, apple.
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Where was the capital of jazz during the 1920's?
In modern times, New York City is considered the Mecca of jazz.
Another answer: New Orleans is the capital of jazz.
When did Billie Holiday start her singing career?
when she seen that her mother been working as a maid and then as a teenage prostitute so according to her in 1930 age of 15 to keep her mother from being evicted she sang Body andsoul in the Harlem club.
What does Ragtime music sound like?
Jazz music can sound like a lot of things. Some good indicators include:
- having bass, drums, piano, trumpet, trombone, and saxaphone, although nearly all instruments have been included in jazz at one point or another.
- The bass line is all quarter notes and is scalar in nature.
- There is a "swing eightnote" which is where the first eighth note in a pair is longer, and the second eighth note is shorter.
Keep in mind that these are not always the case, but are usually the case.
THis type of music can also be realted to the blues
Playing Fur-Elise with a wooden instrument would need an accompaniment--preferably from a string orchestra. A keyboard accompaniment may not be used as it is a work for solo piano. An interesting alternative would be to transcribe it to a woodwind quartet or quintet.
Who is the most famous baseball player in the Jazz Age?
The most popular stars of the 'Jazz Age' (generally the 1920s) were Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton, Laurel and Hardy; and the romantic leads were Clara Bow, Mary Pickford, and Rudolph Valentino. The Jazz Age at the movies could be said to have ended with the release of 'The Jazz Singer' starring Al Jolson, the first motion picture with sound. It had the effect of putting most of the stars of the silent movies out of business because too many had unsuitable voices or heavy accents. Fortunately, the comedy stars were able to continue, and we still enjoy their work today.
Music first started when a person was board and wanted to be entertained . They probly just threw a rock and it hit a trash can and then they heard that it was good , I'm no expert about this but wouldn't you want to try to hit the trash can again if it made a really cool sound like......i don't know ....... MUSIC!
When did Peggy Lee record the song Fever?
I hate to bring bad news, but Ella never recorded "Fever" before - so far (who knows, someday somebody might find rare recordings of hers in a basement or something) For some mysterious reason, "Fever" vocals are commonly misattributed to Ella (as Louis Armstrong's are in "As Time Goes By"). Who sings it, indeed, is Peggy Lee.
What are all the instruments that are used in jazz?
Usually saxophones (baritone, tenor, alto, and soprano), trumpets, trombones, string bass, drum set, and piano are instruments found in a jazz band. Other instruments that are sometimes found are clarinet, flute, and vibraphone. You can play jazz with any instrument though. but the above instruments are common because of how well the sound suits jazz
How many wives did john coltrane have?
John Coltrane had two wives in his lifetime. He was married to his second wife, Alice Coltrane, at the time of his death. He passed away on July 17, 1967 from liver cancer.
Did duke ellington have a wife and kids?
Yes he was. Duke Ellington's wife's name was Autumn Ellington.
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The fist name of the female Jazz singer Bailey?
Although her high-pitched childlike voice which contrasted with her plump body takes a bit of getting used to for some, Mildred Bailey was one of the finest jazz singers to emerge during the 1930s. She learned from her predecessors Ethel Waters, Bessie Smith and Connie Boswell and had her own lightly swinging style. After singing locally, Bailey sent a demonstration record to Paul Whiteman in 1929; he immediately added her to his band. During her four years with Whiteman, Bailey mostly sang ballads and became identified with "Rockin' Chair" and "Georgia on My Mind." In 1933 she married Red Norvo and they eventually were known as "Mr. and Mrs. Swing." Mildred Bailey was famous and well-paid thorughout the 1930s, appearing regularly on radio, recording some superb small-group jazz dates and featured with Red Norvo's Orchestra during 1936-39. Unfortunately her insecurities about her appearance made her an erratic personality. Bailey's marriage ended in divorce in 1943 although she worked with Norvo on and off in the '40s. After 1945 her health faded and the singer died in 1951 when she was 44. Many of Mildred Bailey's records are currently available and she would probably be shocked to know that she is on a postage stamp! ~ Scott Yanow -- Scott Yanow, All-Music Guide
Where is john mortimer former member of acker bilks paramount jazz band?
He is in Germany playing with Rod Mason.
Why was Rhapsody in Blue such an important composition?
It was one of the first jazz compositions to be performed as an orchestral classical work. The original scoring was for dance band; it was performed by Paul Whiteman's orchestra. The piece was later rescored for symphony orchestra.
Where do Ann and Nancy Wilson live?
One of the two, and im not sure which, lives near the bottom of Interlaken Park in Seattle, Washington.
Chuck Berry was the first great jazz musician?
Chuck Berry was the first great rock & roll musician, not a jazz musician.
Some people think it started in New Orleans whereas some people believe that it actually originated in France. Both claim to have invented jazz at ar well i really doesn't know where it started because i got to do a project about it and i am asking you guys about it so you need to know or i will be goig to google and google will be making lots of money off you guys.
It actually started on a farm in Delta, Mississippi around the late 1800's or early 1900's.
Louis Armstrong, the great jazz trumpeter and singer, was known as Satchmo.
So is Joe Satriani, the great experimental metal guitarist.
What song was Ella Fitzgerald best known for?
Ella Fitzgerald was known for her song, "A Tisket, A Tasket."
