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Welcome to “Windy City After Midnight,” my original jazz
album inspired by the rich musical heritage of Chicago.
This album features 20 original Chicago jazz instrumentals
that capture the atmosphere of the city's legendary jazz age. From the energy
of Bronzeville to the lights of Michigan Avenue, from the historic streets of
Wabash Avenue to the reflections along the Chicago River, each composition
tells a unique musical story.
Drawing inspiration from Ragtime, Blues, Stomp, and Swing
traditions, every track was independently composed, arranged, and produced as
an original work.
Featured tracks include:
• Riverside Rag
• Midnight on Michigan Avenue
• Windy City Blues
• South Side Brass Stomp
• Savoy Street Parade
• Lake Shore Stomp
• Chicago River Rag
• Chicago After Midnight
and many more…
The album is now available worldwide on Spotify, Apple Music,
YouTube Music, Amazon Music, and many other streaming platforms.
The
second theme of “The history of Jazz” I will introduce this week is “The birth
of Jazz”.
It is a summary of the contents of “46th ACJ Music Academy, The history
of Jazz: 2. The birth of Jazz”, which was introduced on May 7, 2016.
Jazz
is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities in New
Orleans, USA. The jazz, which is rated "classical music of America",
was influenced by the musical features of West Africa, African-American musical
features including blues and ragtime, and European military band music.
With
the abolition of slavery in 1865, liberated African-Americans had new
opportunities. Although racial discrimination has limited most blacks'
employment opportunities, many black musicians have been able to find jobs in
entertainment, such as dances, minstrel shows, and vaudeville.
Ragtime
appeared as sheet music as it became popular due to the African-American
musicians such as an entertainer Ernest Hogan, who produced the hit song in
1895.
Ernest Hogan
In 1897, white composer William Krell published his "Mississippi
Rag", which was the first written piano instrumental ragtime piece, and
Tom Turpin published his "Harlem Rag", the first rag published by
African-American.
Pianist
Scott Joplin, trained in classical music, made his "Original Rags" in
1898, and gained international hit with "Maple Leaf Rag" a four-parts
featuring repetitive themes and a bass lines with rich seventh chords in 1899.
Scott Joplin
The jazz of New Orleans, considered the birthplace of jazz, began in the early
1910s, combining earlier brass-band marches, French quadrilles, ragtime and blues
with impromptu performances.
At
that time, many early jazz musicians performed at bars and brothels around
Basin Street called “Storyville”. In addition to dance bands, there were
marching bands that performed at lavish funerals. The instruments, used by
these marching bands and dance bands such as brass and drums, became jazz
instruments.
At
the time, Storyville had the opportunity to spread jazz to more audiences
through tourists who visited the port city of New Orleans. Many
African-American jazz musicians were hired to perform at bars and brothels, and
Louis Armstrong, well known to us, also started his musical career in Storyville
and succeeded in Chicago.
But in 1917, Storyville was shut down by the US
government because it was a decadent place for prostitution and drugs.
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