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HIP JAZZ BOB – THE FIGHT FOR MUSICAL EXPRESSION

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At its inception, Jazz was met with quite the resistance from much older audiences who didn’t understand the sound and feared it would negatively influence the younger generation. Much of this fear was founded on deeply held racist views. Jazz originated from the African American community and was inspired by the afro American

traditional folk music like the blues, and spirituals. It conveyed the very essence of what it meant to be black.

However, as is typical of music, the genre transcended its origins and spread like wildfire across the Americas. Just when it seemed like the resistance had been successful, other forms of Jazz began to material from the original genre. Leading the charge was bebop also known as hip Jazz bob and a multitude of jazz labels have sprung up since.

The History of Hip Jazz Bob.

The Bebop style of Jazz began in the 1940s and was characterized by rapid tempos and complex chord plays by expert string instrumentalists. It emerged from a need for youth to have a form of Jazz that was not as danceable as the regular upbeat swing style. They wanted to be able to create various forms that were much more mellow and more fit for easy listening. 

Musical Styles and Influences of Bebob.

As bebob gradually rose to prominence, several personalities helped shape its form and define it to the world. Emerging from the swing era, it was carried by several bands, most particularly the Count Basie orchestra. This band had a profound influence on Charlie Parker, an alto saxophone player, whose musical style was heavily influenced by swing and would go on to perform and be recognized as a bebob powerhouse like many of the bebop greats of the time such as trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie, pianists bud Powell and Mary Lou Williams as well as drummers like Kenney Clarke and Art Blakey. Bebob is distinguished by its classic use of a mixture of saxophones, trumpets, pianos, double bass, and percussions. 

Preserving Jazz Culture and Styles.

Because of how quickly musical styles evolve, many genres often get forgotten or intentionally phased out by mainstream music machines in favor of more current, trendy, and bankable styles. The memory of these iconic genres is often kept alive by enthusiasts and people who are nostalgic for the past. In a bid to ensure that the varying forms of Jazz that have emerged over the last century are preserved and easily accessible to whoever desires them, 1201 music, a Jazz music label was created by Achim Neumann. Its goal is to create a fine catalog of Jazz music over time that will be preserved and made available to anyone interested. The fine collection – Hip Jazz Bop album was carefully curated and features the works of Jazz greats, Howard McGhee, Jimmy Cobbs, G. Tucker, and Junior Mance all playing instruments they are famous for.

Conclusion.

Every attempt to silence the epic rise and evolution of Jazz music has failed miserably and thankfully so. Today, the world enjoys it in all its forms. Jazz pioneers and proponents have helped solidify the existence of this exquisite musical style and have given the world a gift that will continue to give for ages to come.

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Managing the Business of Music – A Fantastic Career Option

If you are a musician but you don’t want to put all your eggs in one basket and hope that you will be discovered one day, then you may want to consider completing a music business degree. This will ensure that you can find work in the industry, in very good positions, while at the same time being more capable of managing your own career. During a good degree program, you will learn the fundamental elements of both music and the world of business, while at the same time getting hands on experience by taking part in internships. The reason why you should choose music business rather than regular business for this is that it will also give you the opportunity to perfect your performance skills, should you also play an instrument or sing.

Why You Should Manage Your Own Music Career

There are many famous musicians out there, but very few, if any, manage their own career. It is certainly true that, should you hit the big time, you shouldn’t attempt to manage your own career. However, if you are only just starting, there really is no reason why you should have to pay someone else to do what you are perfectly capable of doing yourself. Not just that, not a day goes by where there isn’t some story of an artist entering in a legal dispute with their manager, and that really isn’t something you want to subject yourself to, particularly at the start of your career. Since a degree will teach you how to promote and market yourself, how to publish your music, and how to manage your person, you can avoid all of this.

Of course, most people don’t enroll in a four year bachelor’s degree program and pay tuition fees for it just because they want to manage themselves. It would be a whole lot cheaper to hire someone else to do it and take the chance of disputes. However, completing a degree does also mean that, while you hope to get your big break, you can get your foot in the door. Who you know is hugely important in the music industry, after all. And the other thing is that it is a ruthless industry, one in which people can stop loving you as quickly as they started loving you, and having that business degree would mean that you don’t have to exit the industry as whole.

Plus, if you are considering going to college, you are likely to still be quite young. Most people your age still have a backpack full of ideals and dreams. But by the time you are in your 20s and are moving towards completion of your degree, you may start to feel like becoming a performing artist was just a pipedream that you’re no longer interested in. Luckily, you will have lots of important business skills under your belt by that time, which you can easily transfer to a wealth of other industries as well.