‘Double-Victory’ campaign against racism and fascism as well as the rise of ‘Internationalism’ and the ‘women’s movement’ from 1940s onwards. (Tucker, 2000, 166, 172, 167) Founded by Dr. Laurence C. Jones, with the notion of creating an all-female jazz group in Piney Woods, the band consisted of 16 teenage girls of various ethnic and racial backgrounds. (Tucker, 2000, 183) As Tucker argues, Sweethearts represents an ‘alternative social vision’ to discrimination. They exemplify variety within restricted
Words: 507 - Pages: 3
in the texts, is a mix between African-American style jazz and Latin music. This melding of cultures had appeared in the United States in the late 1960’s in a very intriguing combination. Today, when one thinks of Latin music, they typically think more about the catchy, high-pitched rhythms, like salsa. Boogaloo, however, has a more relaxing “blues” feeling and also incorporates English and Spanish within the lyrics. On the other spectrum, jazz has a more mellow and thought provoking atmosphere to
Words: 527 - Pages: 3
Summary of Thorell Tsomondo’s “No Tale to Tell: ‘Sonny’s Blues’ and Waiting for the Rain” In Thorell Tsomondo’s “No Other Tale to Tell: ‘Sonny’s Blues’ and Waiting for the Rain,” Sonny the artist is a historian (Tsomondo 196). Sonny’s history is the experience of society and that of an individual (196). For Baldwin, the artist’s credibility and appeal hinge on his historical knowledge and his success as historian is dependent on his artistic skill (196). Sonny is a kind of poet-prophet committed
Words: 758 - Pages: 4
The 11 Sentence Paragraph: Music The music genres were created to divide and categorize the many type and style of popular music. Rhythm and blues, R&B for short, is a combination of blues and jazz that was developed in the United States by Black musicians. Boys II Men was an American vocal group that was known for their emotional ballads and complex harmonies. Michael Jackson’s unique contributions to music and dance, along with a highly publicized personal life, made him a prominent figure
Words: 292 - Pages: 2
Brooklyn College | History of Jazz Music | | | Inemesit Inyang Crump | 4/27/2012 | | In the world we live in today there many different types of music that comes from all types of people, countries and origins. Rock, blues, neo-soul, classical, hip-hop, techno and even heavy metal are just brief descriptions of the many genres of music. One genre of music that is most popularly known worldwide is Jazz. Jazz is one of the most historical forms of music in America, contributing to several
Words: 1737 - Pages: 7
Louis Armstrong American Jazz Icon Louis Armstrong (1901-1971) one of the renown fathers of American jazz music. One cannot think of American jazz and not think of the huge smile and the puffy cheeks of the one affectionately called “Satchmo”. Few can hear the songs “Hello Dolly!” (Jerry Herman and Michael Stewart – 20th Century fox 1964) and “What a Wonderful World” (Geroge Weiss & Bob Theile 1968) not hear the deep raspy voice of this beloved icon. With his incredible energy and joy for life
Words: 1009 - Pages: 5
will analyze in detail the jazz saxophone. This paper will examine its origin, it development, and its roots in American jazz. This paper will also explore the changes this artifact will have on future generations. Socio-Political Economic Environment If there were a single cultural artifact that this represents the culture in which we live, today that artifact would be the saxophone or as it is known to most musicians as the jazz sax. The saxophone and jazz are synonymous with a culture
Words: 1272 - Pages: 6
Hey my name is Sticky Gumbo and you’re listening to 96.7 WJAZ the escape, where you hear smooth contemporary jazz with some classic jazz to make it through your day. To start it off, here is one of the men that started where jazz was born from the bayou, Mr. Louis Armstrong. Louis Armstrong was born in New Orleans in a very poor part of town. His parents weren’t very good at taking care of him, his father left after Louis was born and his mom turned to prostitution and left him with is grandmother
Words: 1205 - Pages: 5
Writing about Literature –Com 1102 September 28, 2011 “We Real Cool” “We Real Cool” is a very short poem that can have a different meaning and theme depending on the reader. I did some background information on Gwendolyn Brooks, the author of this poem, and I realized that knowing some of her background information really helps the reader. By knowing this information the reader can understand and appreciate her poem and its message. During a public reading Mrs. Brooks is known for saying
Words: 1328 - Pages: 6
NYC bands April Open Mike May Country June San Francisco bands July Alternative August R&B september Hip-hop October Latin November Jazz December Folk    CalendarMonth Featured Acts January Local bands February World DJs March NYC bands April Open Mike May Country June San Francisco bands July Alternative August R&B september Hip-hop October Latin November Jazz December Folk  Club IT: Employee InformationWelcome Bobby Lee!       Personal InformationJob
Words: 349 - Pages: 2
