Jazz Concert Review
Jazz Concert Review:
Because of the uncertainty surrounding the Covid-19 pandemic and associated residential activities at University Park, we have developed a jazz concert review assignment that can be completed remotely, if necessary. From the Jazz Concert Review Performances list, select a listed live performance or the "virtual" live jazz performance to "attend" and review.
Whether or not you are able to attend a live jazz performance, write your paper as though you are attending a live jazz performance. And if you are attending the "virtual" performance, instead of describing only the recorded venue, feel free to describe your experience "watching" the selected live jazz performance virtually. Try to "join" the live audience as you watch, but also feel free to describe your experience, wherever you are, if you are watching remotely.
We welcome your honest descriptions of your experience.
The Jazz Concert Review assignment should be approximately 500 - 600 words. The assignment can be turned in as soon as you have completed it, and we recommend that you write your concert review shortly after having attended the performance.
Assignment Directions:
You have considerable liberty as to what you write about. Your paper, though, must address the following:
1) Your experience of attending the performance, which can serve as a "frame" for your review. The performance venue, the people you see, the stage—describe these aspects of the experience that take place before the concert itself. Convey to the reader distinctive characteristics of the performance venue and the stage setting, as well as any details of your own personal viewing space that you would like to share.
2) The performance—the performers, the instruments, the music—this is the heart of what you are writing about! Select the piece or pieces that most impressed you. Describe the performance and your response to the music. Highlight individual performers, if that was one of the impressive aspects of the concert. Describe as best you can what you hear and how it affects you.
3) Consider, too, whether you recognize any aspects of jazz or jazz style(s) in the music. Has our study thus far allowed you to perceive aspects of the music that you might not have observed before studying? For example, melody, harmony, rhythm, texture, timbre—blue notes, swing rhythms, syncopations, improvisation—are there aspects of these musical elements that stand out for you that you can describe?
4) Finally, reflect on the value of attending a live performance of jazz at such a high level of artistry. Did you enjoy the music? Has the experience changed you in any significant way? Offer a conclusion to your paper that conveys your "take-away" from the experience.
One final suggestion: Write in your own "voice," and be as expressive as you can. Make this an interesting and enjoyable read! After the reader has read your concert review, if the reader wants to be there with you the next time to share the experience, then you have done a superb job!
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Jazz Concert Review
I have always been fun of Jazz music and always wish to attend as many concerts as possible. On 1st April 2023, I had the opportunity to attend the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Jazz concert. The concert took place at the Washington Kennedy Center. Although I did not have enough time to attend the concert, I managed to view most of it virtually. Based on the Jazz concerts I have attended in the past, I believe that this was the most amazing experience. The most important part of the concert is that it focused on acknowledging Jazz musicians and the contribution they have done to the music industry. I felt like this was an important part of the event because Jazz music tends to be overlooked when giving awards.
Jazz has always been an interesting genre of music due to the uniqueness of the instruments played (Harasim et al., 2020). When played in the right manner, they can create harmony, which in, turn, makes the music more interesting. In other cases, a poor choice of instruments can make a particular song boring. The best part about the concert is that the performers seemed to know the right choice of instruments which made the event memorable. It was being broadcasted on radio and live webcasts, thus allowing millions of people to watch it from different parts of the world. The webcast was highly reliable and I did not have any streaming issues. This made it easy to hear all the instruments that were being played without facing any challenges. When I listened to Jazz music, I love focusing on the drums because I consider them the most important part of the music. If the drums are not playing well, I find the particular song boring. Fortunately, the concert turned out ideal in playing songs in the manner that I like most. During the performances, I would dance to the tunes because they made every bit of the c...