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Timeline of jazz education (a chronology of jazz pedagogy): The initial jazz education movement in North American was much an outgrowth of the music education movement that had been in full swing since the 1920s. Chuck Suber (né Charles Harry Suber; 1921–2015), former editor of Down Beat, [1] averred that the GI Bill following World War II ...
16 – Sandy Block, American bassist (died 1985). 19. Shep Shepherd, American drummer and trombonist (died 2018). Streamline Ewing, American jazz trombonist (died 2002). 21 – Billy Maxted, American pianist (died 2001). 22 – Pud Brown, American reedist (died 1996). 23 – Fred Beckett, American trombonist (died 1946).
Jazz (word) The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to jazz: Jazz – musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States, mixing African music and European classical music traditions. Jazz is a music genre that originated from African ...
Ethno jazz, a form of ethno music, is sometimes equaled to world music or is regarded as its successor, particularly before the 1990s. An independent meaning of "ethno jazz" emerged around 1990. 1990s -> European free jazz: European free jazz is a part of the global free jazz scene with its own development and characteristics. 1960s -> Flamenco ...
It is debatable whether Marsalis' critical and commercial success was a cause or a symptom of the reaction against Fusion and Free Jazz and the resurgence of interest in the kind of jazz pioneered in the 1960s (particularly modal jazz and post-bop); nonetheless there were many other manifestations of a resurgence of traditionalism, even if ...
Top hits of the year. On February 8, 1940, “ How High the Moon ” was introduced during the Broadway revue Two for the Show. The musical would run at the Booth Theatre for 124 performances. Music and Lyrics by Alfred Drake and Frances Comstock. [2]
25 – Bill Evans Trio records Sunday at the Village Vanguard and Waltz for Debby during a two-week stay at The Village Vanguard in New York. The recording was made from five sets they played on June 25 and was the last time the trio would play before virtuoso bassist Scott LaFaro's death 10 days later.
29 – The 4th Annual Grammy Awards were held at Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles. [1] Best Jazz Performance – Soloist or Small Group (Instrumental) André Previn for André Previn Plays Harold Arlen. Best Jazz Performance – Large Group (Instrumental) Stan Kenton for Kenton's West Side Story. Best Original Jazz Composition.