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Brief Overview of Brazilian Music
What Kind of Music is Played in Brazil – Styles, Rhythms, Artists …read more
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Jazz Education Network Conference
The annual JEN (Jazz Education Network) Conference is being held in Louisville January 4 – 7. My friend Renato Vasconcellos and I will present a clinic on Thursday, January 5 at 1PM in the French Room at the Galt House. The clinic topic is Brazilian / American Styles and Approaches: A Comparison of Similarities and… …read more
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Latin-Jazz Reference Materials
Prominent Afro-Cuban Musical Figures/Ensembles 1920’s – Sexteto Habanero Late 1920’s – Septeto nacional 1930’s – Arsenio Rodriguez 1940’s-50’s – Machito, Tito Puente, Tito Rodriguez 1950’s – present – Chano Pozo, Celia Cruz, Mongo Santamaria, Poncho Sanchez, Dizzy Gillespie Good books which focus on Latin Styles: Castro, Ruy. Bossa Nova – The Story of the Brazilian… …read more
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Glossary of Latin-Jazz Terms
Agogo (AH-goh-goh) – Set of single, double or triple bells believed to be of Nigerian origin. Is used heavily in Brazilian music. Baião – Of Northeast Brazil, the baião was first an instrumental interlude between vocal parts of a musical contest. Bembe (Bem-BEH) – A dance rhythm of West Africa involving singing and drumming which… …read more
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What is Jazz? What is Latin-Jazz?
Jazz. A musical style that evolved in the United States around 1900, chiefly played by Afro-Americans, though the music has since been produced and consumed interracially and internationally. Jazz was, in the earliest stages, a brewing of many stylistic influences – African rhythms and “blue tones,” European instruments and harmonies, marches, dance music, church music,… …read more