On Tuesday, Feb. 23, The Faculty Jazz Sextet seamlessly performed eight pieces, six of which were original compositions of a few members. The sextet consisted of Michael Hackett (trumpet), Will Campbell (alto saxophone), Noel Freidline (piano), Ron Brendle (bass) and Ocie Davis (drums). The 8 pieces performed were “Down South,” “Everything I Need,” Mealy Mouth,” “South American Getaway,” “Blue Robin,” “Leaving Soon” and “New Point of View.” The two pieces that Will Campbell composed were “Down South” and “Leaving Soon.” Both pieces are almost total opposites from each other. “Down South” started the concert and instantly grabbed my attention. It is a upbeat tune that makes you think that you are listening to one of the great classics. The mid section was opened up for improvisation solos that everyone in the sextet got a turn to let loose. Each solo was amazing, but the piano solo by Freidline stuck out to me the most. His style of playing not only makes listening to him enjoyable, but watching him play also. Freidline clearly gets into what he is playing and has fun doing it. “Leaving Soon” was a slower and soulful tune. It featured a saxophone solo, by Campbell himself, and also another piano solo. The piece was very calming and alluring, but never lost my attention. …show more content…
As the song progressed it reminded me of something that you would hear in a movie soundtrack. “New Point of View” was like “Down South” to me, they both had a classic jazz sound to them. This song ended the concert, and with that came an exceptional ending drum solo by Davis. I was amazed by how well he was able to keep the beat throughout his
In this image, a sewage worker is seen cleaning the drainage system, with his bear hands, without the use of either any equipment’s or protection. On the first glace, the image depicts the idea of health risk, because the man is exposed to such contaminants, which for him is work. He is looking up from a dirty drain, covered in filth, which shows that he is clearly used as the subject of this image, whom we are engaged to more as he is making eye contact with its viewers. This picture only includes one person into the frame, as the other man’s face isn’t available to see in this picture, which is man that is holding the bucket. Holding a bucket either emphasise the idea that he is helping the sewage worker, either to get the dirt out or to put the dirt in the drainage system.
The Introductory piece for the University Singers was “Chester.” This piece used both a drum and a flute. It was evident from this first piece that the University singers had all had extensive musical background. My favorite piece of the concert would have to be “Idumea.” This piece began with a violin solo and then a solo by a male voice. What was noteworthy about this piece was the sound of the voices. The voices of the choir resembled an Irish or Scottish dialect. Towards the end of “Indumea” the University Singers stomped there feet on the risers adding a new timbre and increasing the dynamics. After the concert I did some research on the piece and I found out that unique quality of the sound came from the “shape note singing” used in the piece. “Shape note singing” is particularly popular in Kentucky and lower parts of Midwestern United States. The next piece was “Cantate Canticum Novum” which featured the choir repeating the same phrase “Cantate Canticum Novum” over and over. The University Singers added variety by changing the dynamics, range, and tempo. The texture was polyphonic for much of the piece. The only piece I was familiar with in this concert was “Peace Like a River.” This Piece had a peaceful mood and slow tempo. There was a wide range of pitches in “Peace Like a
Ivan Eyre’s landscape painting, Tanglewood is an exceptional piece of artwork. This beautiful acrylic painting on canvas is currently being displayed at the Winnipeg Art Gallery’s Landscape and Still Life exhibit. It strengthens the cultural prospects of Winnipeg, where it is displayed in. There are various attributes to it that makes it an impressive piece. Its display and composition in the museum being one of the contributing factors to its aesthetic appeal. I believe that this particular painting is incredibly appealing because of its spectacular use of colour, various shades being used skillfully. The technique implemented by Eyre is obvious as being create from an experienced artist, bringing the piece together in harmony. These three aspects are what makes Tanglewood a notable work of art.
This time, there was vocal accompaniment to the second piece, which clearly made it much different than the other works that I listened to. The Lord Nelson Mass was one that I enjoyed more and I feel that is because of the choir that performed. Although it is not the type of music that I usually listen to, it still has some more similarities than the symphony by Mozart. The Lord Nelson Mass, composed by Haydn, was my favorite performance of the evening.
I was really impressed with the diversity of the album. The typical song on features Redman soloing over the standard rhythm section of the bass, piano and drum set. Occasionally Redman will trade solos with the piano or the guitar, but obviously the album mainly features the saxophone. Despite this, Redman and his small ensemble show an incredible amount of diversity.
The video I selected to review was “Hello Dolly’ by Louis Armstrong. I selected this performance because I found it interesting how Armstrong not only played the trumpet on the stage but also was the lead singer. I enjoyed how Armstrong had a charismatic stage presence and could tie in his unique vocals to all his performances. I also selected this video because I enjoyed the energy brought from not only Armstrong but from his entire group throughout the performance. The group continued to do an encore of the performance four times and made it seem as if it wasn’t planned. All of Armstrong’s performances brought a charisma to the stage that would not only later affect the jazz music world but would also affect all genres of music.
The performance consisted of six different pieces, however the first two songs caught my attention, which included a composition by David Maslanka, “Mother Earth Fanfare.” A very aggressive and progressive selection made especially for wind ensembles. With striking fortissimo and crescendos, this made for an impressionable opening. The next selection was two pieces combined into one performance. The first being a very emotional, “Irish Tune from County Derry”, while ending spiritly with “Shepherd’s Hey.” Both pieces were composed by Percy Aldridge Grainger.
The second piece, Paratum Cor Meum, was a much shorter piece with very few lyrics. It was interesting to hear a piece by Haydn, since we had discussed this composer in class. I was impressed by the choir members’ ability to remember words in another language, and I enjoyed the sounds of the piano accompaniment.
In their last song, the saxophone played a huge role. From the beginning of the song, they kept playing the same melody line repeated and saxophone was moving a wide range of notes and pitch. The rhythm and the tempo of the drums changed as the saxophone changed rhythm and the tempo. The guitar helped the drums to follow the saxophone’s rhythm and tempo. The saxophone style was kind of similar with the how Louis Armstrong was playing a solo. There was one guitar, but the saxophone dominated the other instruments, and it was difficult to hear the other instruments. Attending this concert made me more aware of the diversity style and compositional techniques inherent in jazz songs. I particularly enjoyed on how Chris Madsen was leading the group, as he could combine the different sounds of the ensemble in an effective manner. This was my first time attending a Jazz concert. Consequently, I had no idea what kind of jazz music to expect or any music that I was acquainted with. This concert was the latest occurrence for me. It was faraway surprising from a rap concert held in certain big place. The reason for this concert was to give people a taste of the UIC Jazz Ensemble. The inheritance or the contextual of this
This semester, taking this music class has made me appreciate music in a different way. Till now, I’ve enjoyed music but understanding the theory behind how it is created and written in this structured language pleasantly surprised me. I moved to California this past year and I had missed the sound of Jazz which is why I decided to attend the Annual Jazz Fest here at CSM. The show was put together by Mike Galisatus, also known as you.
I noticed he constantly switched from the synthesizer to the keyboard, and this was to change the tune and make it sound layered as I mentioned before. I also noticed that at times he played the keyboard slowly and other times he would play extremely fast. So rapidly that I even questioned how a man can first not only move his arms so fast but also play so beautifully at such high speeds. A tune he played even sounded like a swish-swashing sound, and I was amazed by how a synthesizer and keyboard can possibly make such sounds. I also noticed that for this song that both Lionel Loueke and Dave Holland played the guitar, and I think this was to match the fusion electric instrument style. Overall, the entire band did a great opening for their performance; everyone looked like they were doing their own thing and were very content.
I have never been in a jazz club before. I always wanted to attend a live performance of American jazz musicians and learn more about the history of jazz. It was one of the reasons I chose this class in the first place. From my perspective, I view jazz together with classical instrumental music as elegant and exclusive. I associate it with luxurious restaurants, theaters, places like Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center, where people with great taste and deep understanding of music come to enjoy performances and celebrate important moments in their life. For my final paper I had an opportunity to visit the famous Village Vanguard jazz club on January 12th, 2014. Christian McBride Big Band was performing that day and it was interesting and new to me since I have not heard them before. The performance lasted for an hour and an half. To me it seemed to have ended too quickly and only seven pieces were played. I listened to Getting’ to It, Optimism, Science Fiction, Black Narcissist, and Shake and Blake. Christian McBride’s wife Melissa Walker performed two songs: Upside Down and Ev’ry Time.
In Persepolis, Marjane Satrapi tells a story through pictures and words of her difficult childhood in Iran and her trouble living in a life of strict ideals enforced by revolutionaries that she strongly opposes. In one of the most notable panels in Satrapi’s graphic novel, Marjane’s uncle, called uncle Anoosh, has been executed because he was convicted of being a Russian spy. She is in a time of grieving and is overwhelmed by the chaotic world that she has been brought into. At the same time, the town that she lived in, called Tehran, is being bombed by the Iraqis.
The way that each individual interprets, retrieves, and responds to the information in the world that surrounds you is known as perception. It is a personal way of creating opinions about others and ourselves in everyday life and being able to recognize it under various conditions. Each person’s perceptions are used as a kind of filter that every piece of information has to pass through before it determines the effect that it has or will have on the person from the stimulus. It is convincing to believe that we create multiple perceptions about different situations and objects each day. Perceptions reflect our opinions in many ways. The quality of a person’s perceptions is very important and can affect the response that is given through different situations. Perception is often deceived as reality. “Through perception, people process information inputs into responses involving feelings and action.” (Schermerhorn, et al.; p. 3). Perception can be influenced by a person’s personality, values, or experiences which, in turn, can play little role in reality. People make sense of the world that they perceive because the visual system makes practical explanations of the information that the eyes pick up.
The world we live in today is always changing, whether it be technology or the land. As these changes take place, society must adapt to them. Many things begin to change as a result of this and society beings to turn into something completely different. One of the most overlooked changes that takes place is that of the environment and landscape. The landscape is one of the most important parts of our society’s culture and has a great effect on how we live. It seems that nowadays, many individuals are taking advantage of the land and nothing appreciating it for every thing that it is worth. Its true that not everyone is going to look at the environment and landscape in the same way, however that is no excuse to disrespect it. Then again, a whole new argument can start from that, as different individuals are going to have different views on what disrespecting the land. Many positive things have come from taking advantage of the land, and also, there have been many negative things to come as a result of this. It all depends on how you look at it. One thing is for sure though, no matter what the case is, the land and environment we live in plays a huge part in each of our everyday lives.