Art Blakey’s Jazz Message It is impossible to talk about influential jazz musicians without talking about Art Blakey. Blakey was one of the most important
The Queen of Jazz By: Whitney Holmes “Music is the universal language… it brings people closer together.”– Ella Fitzgerald Background Information on Jazz Music Ella
One of the most wondrous voices of the -Scott Yanow, critic Sassy. The Divined One. These nicknames above were used to describe Sarah Vaughan, a
Who is Charlie Parker? Charles Parker Jr was born on August 29, 1920, in Kansas City, Kansas. Charlie and his parents to Kansas City, Missouri
“It isn’t where you came from; it’s where you’re going that counts.” – Ella Fitzgerald Origin of Jazz Jazz is a music genre that originated
Who is he? Wynton Marsalis was born on October 18, 1961 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Today, Marsalis is a world-renowned composer, educator, and musician. And
Origin & Characteristics Bebop is a style of Jazz that was developed in the 1940s. As more and more musicians were sent overseas to fight
Bebop Origin Bebop is a branch of jazz that originated in the mid 1940’s. It was created by the younger generation of jazz musicians as
Jazz was born in the African American communities of New Orleans, which in the 1800’s was the most musical city in the nation. The genre
Out of the groundbreaking genres of blues and ragtime came a madness to be reckoned with: Jazz. ‘America’s Music’, Jazz emerged from New Orleans, Louisiana