Blues

On Monday evening, September 21, 2015, I had the pleasure of watching University Jazz Combos. The performance was held at the University of Louisville School Of Music in the Bird Recital Hall. These three combos consisted of the Mark Turner Combo directed by Tyrone Wheeler, Illinois Jacquet Combo directed by Ansyn Banks, and Michael Brecker Combo also directed by Ansyn Banks. I wasn’t for sure what to expect when coming to this concert. Different from the other jazz performance I attended, this…

harmony. “Love is Here to Stay” was more relaxing. The vocal arrangement created a dream-like, floating vibe, comparable to a lullaby, and because it was a capella, I could hear everything clearly. The overall colors I heard in this one were medium blue, pale blue, and something similar to periwinkle. I love when singers sing in harmony because it offers something exciting and fresh to the…

December 17, 2009, one cold, chilly morning. The sky seemed covered with a layer of gray yarn; the snowflakes like the thousand butterflies flies toward the windows, some naughty hitted the one side of window glass, and some danced to the other side. I stepped into a brown building and straight to the main office. After I registered, a lady with an amiable smile, who I know laterly as Mrs. White, greeted me with a zealous voice “ Welcome to Hillside Middle School, Yiwen.” My first school day…

As an avid music listener and frequent concert goer, I have noticed the lack of diversity throughout the rock, specifically alternative, music scene. No matter the style, there are relatively few Black artists gaining success in rock music, despite the historical impact African Americans have made on the genre. There are many possible causes for this racial divide in something as easily accessible as music, starting in the early roots of rock and continuing through the 20th and 21st centuries.…

60’s writing songs for hit artist like Ray Price and Billie Walker. It wasn’t until the 70’s that Willie Nelson became popular. Today you can still see Willie Nelson performing, over the decades he was explored different genres of music like reggae, blues, and jazz. No matter what he writes, he still holds on to his folk honk-tonk…

Popular culture deals with people's lifestyle, attitudes and activities that are prevailing in a given society. Post World War II in Australia for some it was a time of certainty, prosperity, rising income, improved lifestyle. For others, it was a decade of oppression, censorship, prejudice, discrimination, hatred. The 1950s and 1960s were the decades in which the horrors of war were forgotten, and Australia launched itself into a whole new era. This response will describe the changes in…

Jazz is a music genre that has characteristic qualities like swing, interaction by a group, slow beats and has its origins in New Orleans. Jazz came into existence in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Jazz has a fusion of African, European and American beats and instruments hence making it a unique type of music. During that time, New Orleans was the only place in the “New world” that allowed black people to own drums. This greatly contributes to the rise of Jazz in that they were able to…

cornet while receiving musical instruction were he then fell in love with music. He was released in 1914, were he then began “dreaming of his life making music”. Even though he still had to work many “odd jobs” he began making a fine reputation as a blues player. Joe “king” Oliver, who was one of the best cornet players in town began to mentoring teen Armstrong often “showing him pointers of the horn and occasionally using him as a…

Johnny R Cash was born on February 26, 1932, in Kingsland, Arkansas. Or mainly known as “The Man In Black”. Johnny Cash was very famous for what he loved to do. Growing up for the Cash’s wasn’t very easy. However, his mother kept their spirits high with her singing. J.R. got his talent from being around his musical family. Many times his mother and sister sung in the cotton fields to pass the time. Being one of seven sibling’s, at the age of three him and his family moved to Dyess, Arkansas.…

Easter Island is a wonder place full of magic and mystery. With deep blue seas and crisp green grass. With warm days and cool nights. About twenty miles from the south side shore stop a seventeen acr sheep farm. Now this was not any ordinary sheep farm, this was Nips sheep farm. With over two-hundred sheep and three herding dogs, Nip keep everything in order. Nip was a kind honest man who valued order and discipline. He had a schedule for everything. Wake up at six dawn every morning and stay…