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Spasm band. A spasm band is a musical group that plays a variety of Dixieland, trad jazz, jug band, or skiffle music. The term "spasm" applied to any band (often made up of children) who made musical instruments out of objects not usually employed for such. The first spasm bands were formed on the streets of New Orleans in the late eighteen ...
Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with its roots in blues, ragtime, European harmony and African rhythmic rituals.
Straight-ahead jazz is a genre of jazz that developed in the 1960s, with roots in the prior two decades. It omits the rock music and free jazz influences that began to appear in jazz during this period, instead preferring acoustic instruments, conventional piano comping, walking bass patterns, and swing- and bop-based drum rhythms.
Lifeboat is an album by guitarist Jimmy Herring.His first release as a leader, it was recorded in Georgia, United States, and was issued by Abstract Logix in 2008. On the album, Herring is joined by keyboardist and flutist Kofi Burbridge, bassist Oteil Burbridge, and drummer Jeff Sipe, along with guest musicians Greg Osby (saxophone), Derek Trucks (slide guitar), Bobby Lee Rodgers (rhythm ...
In recent years, Gisbert has become an active and highly respected jazz educator, teaching at festivals and conducting clinics across the United States. He also had two stints on the Jazz faculty at the University of Miami in the 2000s. He has also branched out in producing; bringing the up-and-coming conductor and composer, Chie Imiazumi, to ...
According to Pinterest’s latest report, “Jazz-inspired outfits, dimly lit venues and lo-fi looks are all on the rise,” with a 75 percent increase in searches for “jazz funk” and a 105 ...
Fontainebleau. (album) Fontainebleau is a 1956 album by jazz musician Tadd Dameron. [3][4] The title track, inspired by a trip to the French palace of the same name, is a through-composed composition with no solos, while "Flossie Lou" is a contrafact of "Jeepers Creepers". [5]
Singer, songwriter. Instrument (s) Vocals, ukulele. Amanda Lynn Harvey (born January 2, 1988) is an American jazz and pop singer and songwriter. Profoundly deaf following an illness at the age of eighteen, she was a contestant on the 12th season of America's Got Talent, where she performed original songs during the competition.