by | Jul 5, 2024 | Jazz
Scott Joplin’s Solace: A Mexican Serenade is a very beautiful piece. It’s hard to believe that the form of Solace is based on a march. However, piano rags such as those by Joplin were formally based on marches. Solace has several sections. Listen...
by | May 5, 2024 | Jazz
Choose one of the following topics for your final essay: Buddy Bolden, the creator of jazz. the first jazz recording in 1917 by the Original Dixieland Jazz Band. Duke Ellington’s Band in the 1920s and 1930s/1940s. How did the Swing era impact his band and music? Benny...
by | Apr 23, 2024 | Jazz
You will review the following album: Miles Davis – Kind of Blue (1959). You can find this album on all major online music platforms (Spotify, YouTube, Apple Music). You can access the album on YouTube via this link: Album Review Guidelines (500 words minimum)...