Black History Month Project

8/2/2019 Black History Month Project

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Black Music :Black Music :

JazzJazz

Thelonious MonkThelonious Monk

Louis Armstrong


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Jazz HistoryJazz History

1718 : Creoles in New Orleans

19th Century : Racial Segregation

1890 : Earliest forms of jazz emerge

1920's : Harlem Renaissance

1930's : Black music boosted the

American morale, while Swing became popular The Bolden BandThe Bolden Band

1940's : Bebop

1948 : LP's unveiled

1950's : Popularity of jazz music exploded 1960's & -70's : Soul music and Electronic Instruments emerge

1980's : Gains popularity worldwide


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Louis ArmstrongLouis Armstrong"Through his clear, warm sound, unbelievable sense of swing, perfect grasp of harmony, and

supremely intelligent and melodic improvisations, he taught us all to play jazz."

Wynton Marsalis

Born on August 4, 1901 in New Orleans, Louisiana where he grew up in dire poverty

Played the cornet at 13 andlearned music by listening to pioneer jazz artists (King Oliver) 1920's : began recording his legendary sessions with hisHot FiveandHot Sevengroups & played in Mississippi riverboat dance bands

Perfected theimprovised jazz soloas we know it & developed the idea of musicians playingduring breaks that expanded into musicians playing individual solos

1944 : Esquire All American Jazz Concert

1947 :Louis Armstrong and His All-Starsimmediate success & permanent touring setting 1964 : recorded his biggest-selling record :Hello, Dolly!> #1 on the pop chart Died of heart attack in his sleep on July 6, 1971 in Queens, New York City

Performed an average of 300 concerts/year, with his frequent tours to all parts of the worldearning him the nicknameAmbassador Satch

Appeared in more than thirty films (over twenty were full-length features) as a gifted actorwith superb comic timing and an unabashed joy of life

Now known as the first vital jazz soloist to attain world wide influence as trumpeter,entertainer, and show business personality


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Marcus MillerMarcus MillerBorn 06/14/1959 in Brooklyn and raised in Jamaica, NY

American musician (guitar, bass guitar, keyboard, saxophone, bass clarinet and composition),

known as a style-defining electric-baser

Comes from a musical family

At the age of 5 : became deaf on his right ear due to measles

At the age of 13 : was proficient on the clarinet, piano,bass guitar and had begun composing music

His favorite instrument was the bass guitar

He studied musical education

Up to 1978 he was a member ofSaturday Night Live

He found recognition both through his solo talent and as a creator of a lot of film musics (e.g.Boomerang with Eddie Murphy and Halle Berry), as well as a music producer

You can hear him on more than 500 recordings

He got his breakout with (his boyhood idol) Miles David in whose band he played beginning in1980. "He didn't settle for anything mediocre", Miller recalls. "And this helped me develop mystyle. I learned from him that you have to be honest about who you are and what you do. Ifyou follow that, you won't have problems."

Produced albums for David (wrote the whole music)

In 2002, he won a Grammy with his album M 2 asBest Contemporary Jazz Album


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Closer in the MusicCloser in the Music

Jazz Blues

Reggae Funk

Rock'n'Roll

Billie HolidayBillie Holiday


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THE ENDTHE END

Miles DavisMiles Davis

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