Jazz Art
Posted in Direct from the Artist on 08/19/2009 12:33 am by adminI am interested in the history of jazz culture, art inspired by jazz and the Harlem Renaissance?
Im looking for a good book or ginning jazz music. Something in an African American perspective ... you know .. All good writers. some good books that you can think of that kind of prominence in the sad side of the culture .. especially in art and its influence on the Harlem Renaissance. everything you can think .. thanks
Recently wrote an essay on a similar topic and found this book very interesting. Http: / / www.amazon.com/Black-Nationalism-Revolution-Music-Kofsky/dp/0873481291 Hope this helps
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Jazz Portrait - Harlem, New York, 1958 Art Poster Print by Art Kane, 35x24 List Price: $24.00 Sale Price: $14.95 Average Rating: ![]() |
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Billie Holiday (Lady Sings the Blues, Carnegie Hall, NYC, 1944) Music Poster Print - 24" X 36" Sale Price: $2.79 |
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Ella Fitzgerald (Downbeat NYC 1949) Art Poster Print - 24" X 36" Sale Price: $9.99 |
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This poster shows Ella Fitzgerald performing on stage. Members of the audience are also visible. At the bottom it says "Ella Fitzgerald. Duke Ellington, Benny Goodman. Downbeat, NYC 1949. The Herman Leonard Collection." |
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Michael Flatley - Lord of the Dance List Price: $14.98 Sale Price: $7.91 Average Rating: ![]() |
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Takes irish dancing to spectacular new heights. Studio: Uni Dist Corp. (mca) Release Date: 01/09/2007 Starring: Michael Flatley Run time: 93 minutes Rating: Nr Billed as an updating and retelling of Irish folk legend, Lord of the Dance is less Erin Go Bragh than Hooray for Hollywood. Michael Flatley, late of Riverdance, gives us the old razzle-dazzle, fashioning a Celtic-influenced spectacular that wanders far away from its Riverdance roots. The light-show presentation is closer kin to another contemporary Irish musical group, U2. Flatley himself has gone designer chic. With close-cropped haircut, earring, buffed abs, and tight black pants he bears more than a passing resemblance to Bono. But you have to hand it to the guy--he works hard for the money, as does his attractive corps. The one maddening aspect of this glitzy, entertaining 90-minute festival is the overzealous editing. No image remains on screen for more than a few seconds. Neither Flatley nor his talented troupe deserves to have such craftsmanship sliced and diced like an MTV music video. --Richard Natale |
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One Size Fits All List Price: $7.98 Sale Price: $5.29 Average Rating: ![]() |
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No Description Available.Genre: Popular MusicMedia Format: Compact DiskRating: Release Date: 2-MAY-1995 The pinnacle of his jazz-rock work of the early '70s, One Size Fits All boasts some of the most memorable songs of Frank Zappa's career performed by one of the most beloved Mothers of Invention lineups ever assembled. This cast of musicians' musicians--including George Duke, Ruth Underwood, and Johnny 'Guitar' Watson--blasts through the groovy sci-fi world of Inca Roads, the hyper-charged blues rock of "Pajama People," the lounge majesty of "Sofa" and concert mainstays like "San Ber'dino" and "Florentine Pogan." An integral part of any Zappa Collection. --Andrew Boscardin |
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STOMP Live List Price: $19.98 Sale Price: $6.44 Average Rating: ![]() |
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Studio: Well Go Usa Inc Release Date: 12/16/2008 Run time: 140 minutes Rating: Nr |
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Blast!: An Explosive Musical Celebration [VHS] List Price: $19.98 Sale Price: $1.49 Average Rating: ![]() |
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If your favorite part of a football game is when the marching band takes the field, then you're going to love Blast. Think of the most rousing, in-sync band that you ever saw, turn them way up, add cool costumes and a black-and-white checkered stage with colored spotlights, throw in a good helping of the Stomp vibe, and you've got Blast. Color is the theme that threads the different musical pieces together. Beginning with Ravel's Bolero, the audience is pulled into this new music/dance/theatre experience as the band takes the stage marching, twirling, and weaving. The performers aren't simply musicians--they dance, sing, act, and play their brass and drums. "Loss," in the Blue section of the color wheel, is particularly touching. Even the flag team--a very sexy and talented flag team--is represented. The Green section melds into a sober and lovely rendition of "Simple Gifts," then concludes quietly with Copland's Appalachian Spring. In the black light of "Battery Battle," you're pulled into the rhythm of the lone drummer, then dueling snare drums, and finally a row of energetic, blindfolded drummers who never miss a beat. "Medea" combines movement and music in a dramatic interpretation of Samuel Barber's piece, and, set to a dance-club beat, "Lemon Techno" is a flurry of yellow flags, poles, and sensuous movement. A spectacularly sultry "Malaguena" drenched in red ends the program. It's easy to see why Blast is a PBS favorite. It's an amazing new type of performance--one that every high school marching band member will want to emulate. Included here is a 25-minute documentary, Music in Motion: The Making of Blast, which takes you behind the scenes to the conception of the show and into the ensemble's homes and lives as they perform in London's West End. --Dana Van Nest |
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Jazz Cats - Night Light by Art Plates Sale Price: $11.95 |
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