Essay On Jazz Concert

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I attended “The Spring Jazz Collaboration” featuring the “CSI Jazz Combo”, “Swing Band”, and “Madrigal Ensemble” on March 9th. At first I thought it was just going to be three people playing the saxophone, the drums, and the bass. I was obviously wrong. Each song had their unique sound. I really liked how each musician had their own solo because it helped me hear the instrument and know what they sound like and that’s coming from a person who had never experienced a Jazz concert. The concert was broken up into four different sections. When the musicains walked out, I felt like they were a little nervous but when they started to play fell back into their comfort zone. Through the whole concert, I could see their passion for mucic. First was Combo 1. They played the songs “Equinox”, “Little Sunflower”, and “Lullaby of Birdland”. Combo 1 consisted of drums, three guitars (two bass), two saxophones, and a piano. As I was listening to the music I could hear the basic rhythm section and it consisted of the bass, guitar, and the drums. The rhythm sections was important because they kept the music together and I felt like they kept the other …show more content…

They played “Song For My Father”, “Superstar”, and “Hit the Road Jack”. This was my all-time favorite part because they group knew how to go out with a bang. What I mean by that is, they brought all the musicians together and they played their hearts out. This band was based on all the instrument put together: rhythm section, trumpets, saxophones, and trombones. I liked that I got to see all the instruments playing together which had all different age groups. My all-time favorite song was “Superstar” sang by Emilee Gomske. I really liked her range in her voice and I could tell that she loved to sing. The band behind her matched her voice perfectly. I noticed as well that the trumpets got a stopper that they put over the opening and it made a different sound, which I thought was

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