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American Jazz Museum

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AUGUST 27, 2011

 

CHARLIE "YARDBIRD" PARKER

 

 

The 'Famous Alto Break ' exemplifies what Parker's revolutionary style did to music; he turned the structure of the music itself on its head and reinvented it; he opened the door into musical experimentation and divergence; he reclaimed jazz from the sanitised white swing bands and dance bands of the previous generation, and he presented jazz for the first time as an art form.

 

Every change will have its detractors, but it is by no coincidence that in the ten years after Charlie Parker's death a wide variety of musical styles had emerged.  Rock and roll, R & B, reggae, soul, etc., all emerging from the content or example of Parker and the be-bop revolutionaries.  Read more

 

 

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Bobby Watson 

 A saxophonist, composer, arranger and educator, Bobby Watson grew up in Kansas City, Kan. He trained formally at the University of Miami, a school with a distinguished and well-respected jazz program. After graduating, he proceeded to earn his “doctorate” – on the bandstand – as musical director of Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers. The group, created in 1955 by late legendary drummer who died in 1990, showcased a rotating cast of players, many who, like Watson, would go on to have substantial careers as bandleaders in their own right. The Jazz Messengers – frequently referred to as the “University of Blakey” – served as the ultimate “postgraduate school” for ambitious young players.  After completing a four-year-plus Jazz Messengers tenure (1977-1981) that incorporated more than a dozen recordings – the most of any of the great Jazz Messengers, the gifted Watson became a much-sought after musician, working along the way with a potpourri of notable artists – peers, elder statesmen and colleagues all -- including, but not limited to: drummers Max Roach and Louis Hayes, fellow saxophonists George Coleman and a younger Branford Marsalis, celebrated multi-instrumentalist Sam Rivers and trumpeter Wynton Marsalis (who joined the Jazz Messengers at least in part at the suggestion of Watson). In addition to working with a variety of instrumentalists, Watson served in a supporting role for a number of distinguished and stylistically varied vocalists including: Joe Williams, Dianne Reeves, Lou Rawls, Betty Carter and Carmen Lundy. Later, in association with bassist Curtis Lundy and drummer Victor Lewis. Read more

In the Beginning was the word and the word was Bird,

the word that we heard~~~Walter Bishop Jr.

 

George V Johnson Jr

The Art of Jazz Vocalese

Singing and Writing lyrics to improvised solos

The Eddie Jefferson School of Bop!

Deemed "NEXT IN LINE" by the "Father of the Art of Vocalese" Eddie Jefferson.  George V Johnson Jr. is now one of the foremost practitioners of the vocalese style on the Jazz scene today.  He first turned heads on his debut recording in 1981 with “Pharaoh Sanders” on the LP REJOICE and was credited with vocals and lyric on Coltrane’s classic “Moments Notice “, later reissued on CD by Evidence Music   Johnson was mentored and performed regularly with “James Moody & Lou Donaldson”. Two of the greatest saxophonist in the history of Jazz. His close association with Moody led to many Local & National Live Radio and Television Broadcasts.  For 15 years Johnson was also mentored by the late John Malachi, pianist for the famous Billy Eckstine Orchestra, and since then has graced the stage with many jazz greats including: James King, Nasar Abeday, Bob Butta, Dizzy Gillespie, Richie Cole, Pharoah Sanders, Benny Golson, Jimmy & Tootie Heath, Don Sickler, David 'Fathead' Newman, Bobby Watson, Wallace Roney, Antoine Roney, Wes Anderson, Clifford Jordan, George Coleman, Frank Foster, Dr. Art Davis, Keter Betts, Calvin Jones, Zoot Simms, Al Cohn, Herman Foster, Harold Mabern, Kenny Barron, Mulgrew Miller, Rueben Brown, Marshall Hawkins, John Hicks, Barry Harris, Kirt Lightsey, Philly Joe Jones, Idris Muhammad, Larry Ridley and the Jazz Legacy Ensemble and many more. Johnson has entertained and performed at clubs, festivals, concert halls worldwide.

By Ben Lozovsky

Imagine listening to a seasoned jazz musician rip into a bebop solo so sizzling and smooth it makes your senses tingle. Close your eyes and play along. Try and picture the sweat bouncing off the performer like the notes that leap through the air. See if you can hear the mesmerizing melodies go up and down, bringing you through joy and sadness, taking your emotions on a sensory experience unlike any other. Now picture that musician and his beloved instrument: His voice. That's the art of vocalese, and that's what native D.C. son George V Johnson Jr. has been doing for over 40 years....Working as a performer, a D.C. Metrobus driver and a New Jersey train conductor at different times throughout his life, Johnson's latest work has taken the form of pedagogy. He has become a teacher and mentor to both aspiring and established vocalists from around the area, and most recently he has lent his years of experience and talent to AU, leading the AU jazz vocal ensemble. 

 

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The sights and sounds of a uniquely American art form come alive at the American Jazz Museum. The Museum includes interactive exhibits and educational programs as well as the Blue Room, a working jazz club, and the Gem Theater, a modern 500-seat performing arts center.

 

Charlie Parker Memorial Memorial Sculpture

by: Robert Graham

Located in the 18th & Vine Historic Jazz District in Kansas City, this is the place where jazz masters such as Charlie Parker, Count Basie, Big Joe Turner, and hundreds of others defined the sounds of the 1920s, 30s, and 40s. 

Today, scholars, students, musicians, and fans are drawn here to learn about the legends, honor their legacy, or simply enjoy the best music America has to offer. 

Additional Museum Highlights: Celebrating the artistic, historical, and cultural contributions of jazz, the American Jazz Museum includes: Rare photos, album covers, memorabilia, and personal items telling the stories of jazz legends Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Ella Fitzgerald and Charlie Parker

 

 

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THE ART OF JAZZ VOCALESE

Writing & Singing Lyrics to Improvised Solos

 

The Father of the Art of Jazz Vocalese

EDDIE JEFFERSON

 

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