MUSI 3200A Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Vibrato, Herbie Hancock, Clifford Brown
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Jazz music objectifies america, way of understanding ourselves. Group of people come together and make improvised art, negotiation is the art. Routed in the blues, rich tradition and own rules, but brand new every night. Important names: jelly koll morton, duke ellington, benny goodman, billie holliday, charlie parker bird, miles davis, louis armstrong satchmo . Common characteristics that define jazz: syncopation (swing feeling) Focusing on the week beats: improvisation. Making up on the spot: call and response. Means people paying attention and can play along. Jazz is a combination of african and european influence. Birthplace: city of new orleans 1890s to 1910s. Where can jazz be heard: radio, university of lethbridge theatre, background music, out on the streets, in the bar. Front line instruments: brass trumpet and trombone, woodwinds. Aka comping instruments: why: accompanying front line group, they are the backline, bass (acoustic or string bass) January 12th 2017: drum set, auxiliary percussion.
