Concert Report 2
Music 331: History of Jazz—Concert Report Form
Name and Student Number:
Write brief comments for each section of this form. Do not use extra pages. You may finish comments on a second page if you need to. To receive full credit, you must provide comments for each section.
I. Concert you attended (date, club/venue, name of artist): May 19, Jazz Alley, Thomas Marriott Quintet
II. Stylistic description of artist or group(s). If more than one, list each with a short description. The Quintet band members are Thomas Marriott as trumpet, Dawn Clement for Piano, Phill Sparks for bass, Mark Taylor for alto saxophone, and Matt Jorgensen for drums. The band is currently working on ‘Human Spirit’ project, which is blending diverse styles and genres by using classic instruments of the trumpet, saxophones and rhythm section. As a result, the band managed to deliver positive energy to the crowd.
III. Choose three tunes from the concert and provide brief commentary for each by comparing and contrasting the sound and style of each.
The tune ‘Hiding in Public’ was a slow, classic blues style of music. With its slow rhythm, they managed to add a long piano improvising, which added an extra layer to the music. Also, the tension that created from the delay was a nice touch to a tune. However, beside the piano improvisation, the rest of the tune sounded planned ahead. On the other hand, the tune ‘Side Walk’ was a creative and playful swing. Having a trumpet – saxophone duo was incredible. There was a huge improvised session where each musician had their improvised section. Even though there were some sections that seemed to be planned, but the whole tune showed band’s ability to improvise and rearrange the tune.
IV. Choose two soloists from the concert and write a brief review of their performances as if you were preparing it for a newspaper, magazine, or Internet blog. The amazing Thomas Marriott quintet did it again. On May 19, they had a concert at Jazz Alley,
Name and Student Number:
Write brief comments for each section of this form. Do not use extra pages. You may finish comments on a second page if you need to. To receive full credit, you must provide comments for each section.
I. Concert you attended (date, club/venue, name of artist): May 19, Jazz Alley, Thomas Marriott Quintet
II. Stylistic description of artist or group(s). If more than one, list each with a short description. The Quintet band members are Thomas Marriott as trumpet, Dawn Clement for Piano, Phill Sparks for bass, Mark Taylor for alto saxophone, and Matt Jorgensen for drums. The band is currently working on ‘Human Spirit’ project, which is blending diverse styles and genres by using classic instruments of the trumpet, saxophones and rhythm section. As a result, the band managed to deliver positive energy to the crowd.
III. Choose three tunes from the concert and provide brief commentary for each by comparing and contrasting the sound and style of each.
The tune ‘Hiding in Public’ was a slow, classic blues style of music. With its slow rhythm, they managed to add a long piano improvising, which added an extra layer to the music. Also, the tension that created from the delay was a nice touch to a tune. However, beside the piano improvisation, the rest of the tune sounded planned ahead. On the other hand, the tune ‘Side Walk’ was a creative and playful swing. Having a trumpet – saxophone duo was incredible. There was a huge improvised session where each musician had their improvised section. Even though there were some sections that seemed to be planned, but the whole tune showed band’s ability to improvise and rearrange the tune.
IV. Choose two soloists from the concert and write a brief review of their performances as if you were preparing it for a newspaper, magazine, or Internet blog. The amazing Thomas Marriott quintet did it again. On May 19, they had a concert at Jazz Alley,