Does NPR play jazz?
Jazz : NPR. Jazz Jazz and blues music performances and features from NPR news, NPR cultural programs, and NPR Music stations.
What is jazz Night In America?
Jazz Night In America Jazz Night In America is a public radio program, a video concert documentary series, and an online home for the music, from NPR Music, WBGO and Jazz at Lincoln Center.
Was jazz popular in the 50s?
It emerged in New York City, as a result of the mixture of the styles of predominantly white swing jazz musicians and predominantly black bebop musicians, and it dominated jazz in the first half of the 1950s. Modal jazz recordings, such as Miles Davis’s Kind of Blue, became popular in the late 1950s.
What is jazz podcast?
The Jazz Podcast is run by Rob Cope, Dan Farrant and Tara Minton, professional musicians based in London. We like life stories and inspirational tales of how musician get into the scene.
Who made cool jazz?
Miles Davis
The beginnings: In the late 1940s and early ’50s, swing-era tenor sax player Lester Young began inspiring jazz musicians with his relaxed, light style of playing. While Young provided the inspiration, it was trumpeter Miles Davis who developed the style and is credited with creating the genre of cool jazz.
What is the difference between bebop and cool jazz?
Whereas bebop was “hot,” i.e., loud, exciting, and loose, cool jazz was “cool,” i.e., soft, more reserved, and controlled. Whereas bebop bands were usually a quartet or quintet and were comprised of saxophone and/or trumpet and rhythm section, cool jazz groups had a wider variety of size and instrumentation.
Why was bebop not a popular jazz style?
But bebop – or “rebop,” as it was also known for a time – wasn’t to everyone’s taste. As it wasn’t danceable – it was usually played too fast for that – those who had enjoyed swing jazz found it of little interest and too intellectual.
Did Coltrane play cool jazz?
John William Coltrane (September 23, 1926 – July 17, 1967) was an American jazz saxophonist and composer….
| John Coltrane | |
|---|---|
| Genres | Hard bop modal jazz free jazz avant-garde jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Musician composer bandleader |
| Instruments | Tenor saxophone soprano saxophone alto saxophone flute bass clarinet |
| Years active | 1945–1967 |
Who is the most popular cool jazz musician of all time?
Miles Davis, the trumpeter whose lyrical playing and ever-changing style made him a touchstone of 20th Century music, has been voted the greatest jazz artist of all time. The musician beat the likes of Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald and Billie Holiday – all of whom made the top 10.