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Music Ethnography of Jazz Culture in Charlottesvile Virginia

Uploaded by spootyhead on Feb 19, 2007

Music Ethnography of Jazz Culture in Charlottesville, Virginia


The lights dim and slowly fade to a cool blue glow that covers the stage. The drum set waits facing in towards the rest of the instruments. It’s signaling to the others as if it is time to play; reflecting greens and oranges off the symbols that hang motionlessly above the set. Across from the drums an electric keyboard is perched on top of a slender metal stand. It’s plugged into its amplifier but not on yet although it seemingly know exactly what it is about to play. The bass stands against the wall, completely relaxed and ready to begin the music, just as a bass would, while the saxophone, shining brightly, seems almost anxious to begin. All of these instruments are glowing as if they are ready to explode with the music that their players are about to evoke out of them.

The band has finished setting up their equipment and patiently waits to start. They let the crowd fill out a little, although this club is not a big venue at all, their fare share of friends, musicians, and jazz enthusiasts will show up. Others will migrate in from the bar and pool tables that are in the front of the restaurant. Robert Jospé, the group’s drummer stands back by the side entrance where he talks to a friend and her husband, while Jeff Decker the sax player, speaks with one of his students and a friend who have showed to hear some live jazz, while a few other college students sit on the couches on the small balcony above the stage. The rest of the band is waiting and talking to people dispersed around the stage. The guest percussionist they have for the evening is eating his dinner while the group finishes setting up. The whole atmosphere is very friendly and warm, just as it looks. The musicians and the audience set the scene for the club even before the music starts, and it is this feeling of the live show that brings the jazz community together here and in many other cities around the world to hang out, dance, meet new people and listen to music.

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Uploaded by:   spootyhead

Date:   02/19/2007

Category:   Music

Length:   12 pages (2,617 words)

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