The Miles Davis Story
Jazz is a music and culture about life through struggle and success. Often, success is only possible through working out " issues" with a collection of others. In this way, jazz music represents democracy more than other styles. Jazz is a music that reflects hard work, determination, discipline and team work. It celebrates listening, communicating and curiosity. It is a music about spontaneous energy and rhythm. At its best, it reflects all that is unique about the artist and all that is beautiful about human connections.
Features of jazz to consider:
Miles Davis (trumpeter) was an ambassador of jazz, whose career changed the course of music several times. The video below, The Miles Davis Story is a look inside the life and music of Miles Davis.
Features of jazz to consider:
- Swing feel
- Spontaneous
- Conversational
- Improvisation
- Dynamic energy shifts
- Introspective
- Exploration
- Fine details
- Quick changes in emotion
- Different hierarchy
Miles Davis (trumpeter) was an ambassador of jazz, whose career changed the course of music several times. The video below, The Miles Davis Story is a look inside the life and music of Miles Davis.
YOUR ASSSIGNMENT FOR NEXT WEEK (11/14) IS AS FOLLOWS:
1. Watch The Miles Davis Story
2. In a 3-5 page paper, communicate your best reaction to what you learned about Miles Davis, jazz music and the musicians who contributed to it's development
3. This paper is due in class on 11/14 (as well as your concert reviews). If you are absent on 11/14 you may email your Miles paper to jantonacci@faculty.camdencc.edu
YOU MAY ONLY EMAIL THE MILES PAPER–CONCERT REVIEWS ARE DUE IN MY HAND ON 11/14 (20% OF YOUR CLASS GRADE). IF YOU'RE ABSENT, GIVE YOUR CONCERT REVIEW TO SOMEONE WHO WILL HAND IT IN FOR YOU. NO EXCEPTIONS.
1. Watch The Miles Davis Story
2. In a 3-5 page paper, communicate your best reaction to what you learned about Miles Davis, jazz music and the musicians who contributed to it's development
3. This paper is due in class on 11/14 (as well as your concert reviews). If you are absent on 11/14 you may email your Miles paper to jantonacci@faculty.camdencc.edu
YOU MAY ONLY EMAIL THE MILES PAPER–CONCERT REVIEWS ARE DUE IN MY HAND ON 11/14 (20% OF YOUR CLASS GRADE). IF YOU'RE ABSENT, GIVE YOUR CONCERT REVIEW TO SOMEONE WHO WILL HAND IT IN FOR YOU. NO EXCEPTIONS.
