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Comparing 'Boplicity' by Miles Davis with 'Lady Be Good' by Charlie Parker

In five pages these revolutionary jazz musicians are compared in terms of these two definitive works. There is no bibliography in...

Nat King Cole's 'Unforgettable' Life and Legacy

the life of little Nat, whom the world later came to know and love as Nat "King" Cole. II. A Musical Background Once situated in...

The Alex Blake Quartet in Concert

the floor tom-tom- for dynamic effect" (Alfaro). The group would break into a swing change and bounce back into a "hard Latin chop...

Korea and Jazz Music

they will not have to repeat those classes when they study at the Berklee later (Jazz popularizer feels upbeat, 2003). The systems...

Shanghai and the Jazz Age

p. 6). This community was comprised of "a number of musicians, singers, stage and taxi dancers, and cabaret and dance hall proprie...

Miles Davis' and Duke Ellington's Music

In sixteen pages this research paper contrasts and compares the careers of influential jazz artists Miles Davis and Duke Ellington...

Jazz Violinist Noel Pointer

In five pages this research paper presents an appreciation of jazz violin virtuoso Noel Pointer whose premature death at age 39 di...

Jazz Music and its Development

In eight pages the American musical form known as jazz and its development are examined. Six sources are cited in the bibliograph...

Jazz Women

In eight pages this research paper discusses jazz and the influence of female performers. Seven sources are cited in the bibliogr...

Jazz Musician Ann Patterson

In five pages the jazz influences of Ann Patterson and her female band Maiden Voyage are examined particularly in terms of develop...

Jazz Influenced by Billie Holiday

This paper considers how jazz was influenced by the artistry of Billie Holiday in six pages. Ten sources are cited in the bibliog...

Three Novels by Toni Morrison and Northern Characters' Ties to the South

In six pages this paper examines the ties to the South northern based characters have in The Bluest Eye, Jazz, and Beloved by Toni...

Comparing and Contrasting Jazz by Toni Morrison with Quicksand by Nella Larsen

This 5 page paper discusses the struggles African-Americans face as they move from a rural setting to an urban one, as portrayed i...

Comparing and Contrasting The Wedding by Dorothy West with Jazz by Toni Morrison

This 6 page paper compares and contrasts two novels, The Wedding by Dorothy West and Jazz by Toni Morrison. The novels are the onl...

A Review of The Jazz Singer

This five paper research paper explores The Jazz Singer. The central theme is delineated and an overview is provided. Five sourc...

Overview of Jazz and Its Legendary Artists

is often "misunderstood, under-appreciated and underestimated. If jazz is the underdog, avant-garde jazz is beneath the underdog"...

Life and Music of Jazz Artist Sonny Rollins

In five pages Sonny Rollins' life and jazz music are examined in this overview. Seven sources are cited in the bibliography....

Black Poetry and Literature and the Blues

In fifteen pages this research paper discusses the relationship between black poetry and literature with jazz and blues music with...

Twentieth Century Jazz Musician Cy Coleman

The life and music of this legendary jazz artist are considered in five pages. Five sources are cited in the bibliography....

Jazz Musician Dizzy Gillespie

Twentieth century jazz musician the life and career of the legendary 'Dizzy' Gillespie is discussed in a paper that is nearly five...

Music at a Southern California Jazz Cafe, Steamers

a well. The reason that Steamers usually has no cover charge or just a minimal fee is because it habitually gives local students a...

Jackie Kay's 'Trumpet'

The world as a whole, in fact, was not privy to that information. It would only be when Joss died and his body was processed thro...

The Works of Toni Morrison

This 7 page paper discusses the life and works of Toni Morrison, concentrating on Jazz, Sula and The Bluest Eye. There are 7 sourc...

Jazz Legend Billie Holiday

In a paper consisting of ten pages the influence of the legendary jazz performer Billie Holiday in terms of music and society are ...

Performance of Jazz Dance

In five pages this research paper focuses upon 3 performances delivered by the famous team the Nicholas Brothers in this considera...

Louis Armstrong, An American Musical Genius

This paper examines the career of Satchmo, Louis Armstrong. The author argues that Armstrong is one of the great American Jazz le...

Louis Armstrong's Musical Influence

In 1947, Armstrong was placed in a group of jazz musicians, and they played a semblance of the old New Orleans style type jazz ("A...

Jazz by Toni Morrison and Reflections of the Harlem Renaissance

In eight pages this paper examines how Toni Morrison reflected the Harlem Renaissance artistic movement in her novel Jazz. Two so...

Chip Deffaa's 'Traditionalists and Revivalists in Jazz'

This paper consists of 12 pages and chronicles those significant performers whos contributions are often overlooked in other books...

Rhys: "Let Them Call It Jazz"

In her story Let them call it jazz, Rhys "assumes the personality of Selina, a black West Indian in London, whose struggles parall...