LatinoAmerican Jazz Lareach Eric Historic Component LatinoAmerican Jazz

Latino-American Jazz Lareach & Eric

Historic Component • • Latino-American Jazz was started in 1895, in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. African-American were not treated as people in 1800 s New Orleans allowed slaves to own drum Was invented as a way to express feelings.

Musical Elements - Rhythm: strong beats, free rhythm, irregular rhythm - Melody: small intervals, sometimes lyrical, singable, constantly changing. - Dynamics: loud, a crescendo, gradually getting louder, a Subito/Fl, beginning is moderately loud. - Duration: tempo change, fast to slow, different beats. - Time Signature: 4/4

Musician: Mongo Santamaria • • • Mongo Santamaria (April 7, 1917 - February 1, 2013) was born in Havana, Cuba. He is a rumba quinto master and an Afro Cuban Latin Jazz percussionist. He is most famous for composing the jazz standard “Afro Blue”. He was dropped out of school to become an professional musician and use drum as his main instruments As his occupation after he was dropped out of school he was an performer He also received a grammy award in 1977 as the best latin recording

Instruments • Conga • Trombone • Marimba

Factual Question What are the technical aspects of jazz? How did Jazz start? Who are some famous Jazz composers and why are they famous? Jazz was started: • African-American want to express their feelings Famous Jazz composer • Louis Armstrong Why is he famous because He break the barrier between the races of whites and blacks. • One of the best trumpet and cornet player. • He was also considered as an important improviser in Jazz • Famous for a piece like “What a wonderful world”

Conceptual Question: How do social and cultural environments condition the musical forms that artists create? Why did different styles develop the way they did? Social and cultural environments condition the musical form and that artists created by: - inspiration - instruments - genre Different styles develop the way they did by: - Add a component - Discovery of instruments - Tragedies like the slave trade and emotions were born out of it

Debatable Question: If there is no slavery trade in America, how would it affect the development of new music style like Jazz? If there is no slavery trade to America, if would affect the development of new music style by: - jazz will not be as sad because there are no emotions to guide - there could be no jazz at all

Bibliography • • • • http: //latinmusic. about. com/od/latin_jazz/a/A-Brief-History-Of-Latin-Jazz. htm http: //www. historyjazz. com http: //www. 123 helpme. com/view. asp? id=130268 http: //www. neworleansonline. com/neworleans/musichistory/jazzbirthplace. html http: //teacher. scholastic. com/activities/bhistory/history_of_jazz. htm https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=UWKQj. I 8 VXdo http: //school. eb. com/levels/high/article/488142# http: //www. allmusic. com/artist/mongo-santamaria-mn 0000591104/awards https: //en. wikipedia. org/wiki/Mongo_Santamar%C 3%ADa http: //www. historymuseum. ca/cmc/exhibitions/arts/opus 340 e. shtml http: //www. rhythmtraders. com/Meinl-Luis-Conte-Artist-Series-Congas-p 28. html http: //www. papakuramusicschool. org. nz/Trombone. html http: //www. historymuseum. ca/cmc/exhibitions/arts/opus 340 e. shtml