been interested in music and has played drums for the majority of his life. He had a few albums of Coltrane ’s and would always tell me I would love them. I remember the first time I heard that piercing voice that Coltrane gets out of his tenor saxophone. I took a trip out to Amoeba records with some friends and the first place I went was into the jazz room to find a John Coltrane album. Not knowing anything about him except that I liked his sound I bought the album The Art of John Coltrane. I
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jazz is the ensemble because it mixes different harmonizing instruments used in jazz to produce a singular sound as demonstrated by the UIC Jazz Ensemble. The UIC Jazz Ensemble‚ directed by Andy Baker‚ enlisted various instruments from piano to saxophone in order to perform a wide range of jazz numbers. The ensemble played various jazz tunes by several composers and arrangers. Additionally‚ the program offered
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was vice versa for Gillespie he started off as a terrible student but then blossom in to a great one‚ earning himself a football scholarship. When Parker turned 13 he received his first saxophone. When Parker first got the saxophone he did not care for it. This quickly changed he soon fell in love with the saxophone and started to pay it more attention. At the age of 15 Parker dropped out of high school. Dizzy on the other hand was starting to embrace school and was turning into a serious musician
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Brubeck Quartet is considered one of the greats in the history of jazz. In 1961 it peaked at the number two spot for pop albums and sold more than one million records in the United States. Brubeck’s quartet consisted of Paul Desmond on alto saxophone‚ Eugene Wright on bass‚ Joe Morello on drums‚ and of course‚ Dave Brubeck on the keys. If I refer to just an instrument‚ I’m also referring to the respective player. I’ll use these references interchangeably. The quartet was packed with incredibly
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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
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and ready to be used. The front row of the big band comprised the following instruments: one electric guitar‚ five saxophones. Second row had three trombones and a keyboard player (conductor). The back row consisted of four trumpets‚ bass player and a drummer. They opened the evening with the song called “Where’s Reg”. Everybody were playing melody when all of a sudden alto saxophone exploded in a breath taking solo‚ which was followed by less intense but nonetheless beautiful soprano. From the
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that after time don’t even have a name. Some people last longer and become friends or even family. Then there are the few that truly have an impact on you that affect you in ways where you will never be the same. That person for me is my former saxophone teacher‚ and mentor Nazim Rashid. Nazim was vital in changing the negative thoughts that had haunted me since childhood‚ helped me understand how to deal with any difficulties I had as a teenager and laid a strong foundation that I rely on to this
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SunChengCheng Timothy OʼDwyer Head‚ SoCM. Music History (Jazz). October 20‚ 2012 Development and Maturity of the saxophone Style of Lester Young Introduction This essay is about the development and maturity of the saxophone style of Lester Young including his influences and his legacy to the jazz tradition. It will be discussing specifically Lester Young’s early period from 1925 – 1959 to describe and illustrate the main aspects of his influences
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middle school‚ I was in my prime of playing the alto saxophone in the school band. While that may not seem very important‚ I was very dedicated in it‚ and played very well. By then I had been playing the instrument for about 2-3 years‚ and was also in the beginning band at Clement
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This piece attributed the tenor saxophone and was pretty amusing throughout. Toward the end it displayed pretty boring segment but it led into the concert bands part of the show where they put on concert type pieces like slow music and dramatic pieces. The band started their part of the
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