On February 12, 2015, The Jade visions Jazz trio performed at the Turquoise café-bar Europa located in North Pacific Beach, California. The quartet was composed by four talented male musicians: Les on the sax, Grant on guitar, John on bass and Steve on percussion. The band played mostly covers of a great American jazz player; Bill Evans which music is considered to be of great influence after WWII and the legendary Mile Davis Although they were scheduled to play at 7:00 PM, they ended up playing at 8:55 PM. The night was just perfect, and the ambience and weather really made this night enjoyable. The band played pieces like “peace piece”, “Green dolphin Street” and Gary’s theme.
The night offered a pleasant, calm weather not too cold not too hot. I was accompanied by my friend Alex who also enjoys all type of music; we had no idea where this Café was so we used the GPs on our phones to guide us through to find the place. After a twenty minute drive from home we finally arrived to Turquoise Café , We thought that it was going to be a fancy place since its located near the beach and La Jolla but as we entered the atmosphere was very
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I’m familiar with this song because my dad had an album of Mile Davis and was the one that caught my attention from the album.The song certaintly inspired me a feeling of peace and at the same time it gave me a glance back in time. The song started very mellow and an extended solo was played by Les (Sax) the melody then had its “rising action” where all instruments accompanied the melody. I must say this song was very differently played compared to the album one, the piano gives a great essence to the song but the main “star” here is the sax. The sax is like the heart of a song. It was very romantic and poetic in a sense of
The feelings the saxophone sends during the 20 measures of the sixth chorus create a deep feeling that attracts the listener to the next piece of the song. So far, the message Jordan has sent has been undesirable and depicted through the failures of a country that denies its people of color. The extended saxophone solo represents a turning point in the song and in the way African American began to think. Throughout the entire song up until the 6th chorus, the saxophone, although vital to the music, is simply an instrument that is part of the ensemble. During its solo the saxophone takes its own identity and becomes appreciated for what it is throughout the song, a vital instrument in the song and band. During the 9th chorus the saxophone solo is repeated again, however this time it is only 6 measures which distinguishes it from the 8 measure refrain and 12 measure
Music is magical: it soothes you when you are upset and cheers you up when you are down. To me, it is a communication with souls. I listen to different genres of music. When appreciating each form of music, with its unique rhythm and melody, I expect to differentiate each other by the feelings and emotions that it brings to me. However, I would definitely never call myself “a fan of jazz” until I witnessed Cécile McLorin Salvant’s performance last Friday at Mondavi Center. Through the interpretations and illustrations from Cécile’s performance, I realized that the cultural significance and individual identity are the building blocks of jazz music that create its unique musical features and support its development.
For my first concert report, I have decided to attend the Applied Music Student Recital. The musical performance was at Palomar College on February 27, 2015 from 1:00P.M.--2:00P.M. at the performance lab room D-10. The type of music that was presented at the concert was a brass ensemble, chamber music, classical, contemporary, jazz, opera, percussion, and many vocal arrangements. There was a total of eight musical Palomar College student performers who are majoring in music theory. I am only going to focus on a few of the musical pieces that I enjoyed most. The majority of the performers were dressed in formal attire. As the men were dressed in a dress shirt, a tie or bow tie of their choice, black slacks, and dress shoes. As for the women, they wore dresses, skirts and dress shoes. Also there was a pianist, accompanist who is a Palomar College music teacher named Ruth Weber. The performance was in a music concert hall with roughly fifty audience members.
I chose to do my concert critique on Eric Clapton-MTV unplugged full concert-HQ January 16, 1992 at Bray Film Studios in Windsor, England. Eric Clapton is my favorite rock n roll singer which has a mixture of genres. The concert was inside and on stage. The audience was seated up close to the stage which made the atmosphere comfortable; Eric and the band showed much warmth and connected with the crowd it wasn’t like the band was untouchable.
The event I attended was “An Evening of Jazz” concert held at the Fine Arts Hall on November 17 at 7:30 p.m. The performing groups were The Santa Fe Rhythm and Blues Review, The Santa Fe Jazz Combo, and Santa Fe Big Band. The event was to for me to understand, experience Jazz music and know the instruments used.
There can be no doubt of the historical impact of the Miles Davis Quintet and this piece. “Footprints” introduced an extraordinary amount of new, revolutionary ideas and techniques to the jazz scene, and with the quintet’s performance it helped popularize a growing genre that would later inspire one of the most popular genres- jazz fusion. The song itself has become a Jazz standard and thus widely recognized and played by many to this
Now to try and find out why such a romantic love story is a favorite of men.
The process of establishing Miles Davis in the field of the jazz music has many different aspects. The story of his professional development is very interesting and unstable as it has its breakthroughs and setbacks, and indeed, all turning points in his life has made a significant impact on the evolution of the jazz music sound. In this essay, I am going to discuss how Miles Davis affected every stream of jazz and how jazz affected him during his all life.
This piece was filled with improvisation and you could feel the creativity following from the musicians. The combo didn’t have a conductor like the big band and was significantly smaller. Although, the combo was smaller and less formal it wasn’t any less of a performance. The piece started out with a phenomenal alto sax solo by Kevin Clements of Lamar, Missouri. Kevin is a talented musician, with his dark, rich sounding solo, he hit it out of the park. Ivan Vazquez of Garden City, Kansas performed another great solo on the trombone. Maddy Beasley, Kearney, Missouri followed Ivan with a tenor saxophone
On Tuesday, October 17, 2017, I attended a musical concert. This was the first time I had ever been to a concert and did not play. The concert was not what I expected. I assumed I was going to a symphony that featured a soloist clarinet; however, upon arrival I quickly realized that my previous assumptions were false. My experience was sort of a rollercoaster. One minute I was down and almost asleep; next I was laughing; then I was up and intrigued.
I can still recall that atmosphere whenever I think about it; that wonderful evening with my favorites and all about that evening. The Curtis Culwell center was an amazing experience and surely will be in the coming years. That feel of the auspicious and pleasant day with the serene ambience, when one of my favorite singer-composer brothers came to Dallas for a live concert can still be remembered by me. Salim- Sulaiman, the singer-composer brothers from India, famous for their music and love songs and their spiritual touches mesmerized the whole arena. The best part about their concerts in the tour of North America was their initiative. It was an initiative towards the famous Aga Khan Museum of Toronto, Canada and all the profits from the
The first piece presented in this concert was Robert Strauss’ Metamorphosen, Study for 23 Solo Strings a piece was composed during the last months of World War II, from August 1944 to March 1945, dedicated it to Paul Sacher. It was first performed in January 1946 with ten violins, five violas, five cellos, and three double basses, this was immolated in the performance by the Atlanta Symphony orchestra on April 13th that I attended. It is widely believed that Strauss wrote the work as a statement of mourning for Germany's destruction during the war, in particular as an elegy for devastating bombing of Munich during the second World War.
The poem's diction immerses the reader into the speaker's fantasy-like realm of love shared with his bride. He begins the poem with the first two lines, "It was many and many a year ago, / In a kingdom by the sea," much like the "once upon a time, in a faraway land" of fairytales. The couple lived with no other thought than to love one another and "loved with a love that was more than love" (9).
For this concert report I chose to go to a performance of student composers held at the Kimball Recital Hall. I chose this one because I wanted to see some of the talent that my peers have in the music realm, and also it was one of the only concerts I have been able to attend because I usually work at night. It was impressive to hear pieces composed by students. I cannot imagine creating something as complex as a musical composition, much less actually performing it, so this aspect of the concert was particularly awe-inspiring. There was a large attendance, and I think that much of the audience consisted of friends of the composers and/or performers. I went with three friends, who I convinced by telling it would be interesting to see student composers.
I attended a concert that was a piano trio. The instruments were obviously a piano, a cello, and a violin. The concert was done by two adults and one student. The student played the cello. The concert was held here on Oklahoma State's campus at Willard Hall. The room it was held in was a relatively small room. It wasn't a real concert hall it was more of a small kind of parlor room. Piano trios are meant for smaller audiences, so it worked out well. There was about 30 people in the room attending the performance. The music played was from different musical areas. The smaller setting made it easier to focus on the musicians and what all they were doing when playing these songs.