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Research Topics on: jazz

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  • Jazz
    Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
    Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

    JAZZ the most significant form of musical expression of African-American culture...contribution the United States has made to the art of music. Origins of Jazz Jazz developed in the latter part of the 19th cent. from black work songs, field...
     
  • Newport Jazz Festival
    Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
    Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

    NEWPORT JAZZ FESTIVAL annual summer music festival...socialites Mr. and Mrs. Louis Lorillard and jazz impresario George Wein, the festival held...festival has been officially known as the JVC Jazz Festival since 1986; Wein directed the...
     
  • Montreux Jazz Festival
    Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
    Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

    MONTREUX JAZZ FESTIVAL international music festival held in Montreux...annually for two weeks in July, it began as a purely jazz event and has evolved into a large festival featuring jazz, rock, pop, and other musical genres. It was originally...
     
  • New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park
    Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
    Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

    NEW ORLEANS JAZZ NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK see National Parks and Monuments (table). ____________________ Copyright 2009 Columbia University Press. Used with the permission of Columbia University Press. All rights reserved.
     
  • Marsalis, Wynton
    Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
    Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

    ...New Orleans. Born into a distinguished jazz family, he studied classical music at...School in New York. He joined Art Blakeys Jazz Messengers at 18 and rapidly acquired a...Marsalis emerged as a leading spokesman for jazz as well as one of the leading jazz musicians...
     

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