Afro blue vocal jazz nutcracker

Since its inception, this dynamic jazz choir has quickly gained national attention. Fightin texas aggie band halftime drill missouri game at kyle field on november 15, 2014 duration. Howard universitys premier vocal jazz ensemble, afro blue was formed in the spring of 2002. Shop 12 records for sale for album nutcracker suite swan lake suite by tchaikovsky on cdandlp in vinyl and cd format. Melanie raths pure soprano swoops, dives and scats through mongo santamarias afro blue. Sovoso annual competition for vocal harmony groups. Students are selected through a rigorous audition process judged on their technical skills, musicality, sight readingear training abilities, stylistic diversity, jazz sophistication, improvisation, and performance abilities. They were finalists on the nbc reality show, the singoff, and their cd, an afro blue christmas coincides with their 2014 nationwide radio broadcast on npr. One of americas elite collegiate vocal jazz ensembles, 9strong, mixedvoice afro blue, under the direction of connaitre miller, has collected six downbeat magazine student music awards in their seven years of existence. Since its inception, this dynamic jazz choir has quickly gained. Features many transitions of mood, feel and tempo, as well as a wonderful clarinet quartet, guitar solo also cued on piano, the sax solo, piano solo, and drum licks and rhythms that.

Jazz singing was the last of four interdependent american musical ideas to develop the others being instrumental jazz, the blues, and tin pan alley songwriting. Afro blue, was founded in the spring of 2002 by connaitre miller, jazz voice coordinator at howard university. Most people have copies of tchaikovskys nutcracker suite in their music. An absolute brilliant chart of tchaikovskys nutcracker suite. Featuring jazz interpretations of tchaikovskys the nutcracker, the album has come to be recognized as one of duke ellingtons most important albums of the 1960s. Easy to prepare with equal doses of unison singing, uncomplicated chords, falalas, and plums. Mongo santamaria recorded his composition afro blue in 1959 when playing with the cal tjader sextet.

Ballet and all that jazz has offered exceptional dance technique training in hagerstown for over 30 years. Btj instructors have strong dance backgrounds and the crestwood drive location was designed specifically as a dance school, with spacious. Vocal jazz 2 is typically directed by a graduate teaching assistant and focuses on building musicianship and repertoire through improvisation, ensemble skills, stylistically authentic performance practices, and jazz concepts. Director ranelle flurie aims to create a safe, friendly, and positive environment for dancers of all skill levels. Beautiful dancing, elegant costuming, and a professional theater bring this traditional story to life. Benet i mateu, 26 08034 barcelona spain call us now. Vocal jazz genre covers ballads and love songs in a variety of musical styles bebop, swing, big band, world jazz, contemporary jazz and popular music, as well as the great american songbook featuring the unique and unmistakable voices of worldrenowned vocalists, past and present listeners of this most popular music genre will enjoy the best romantic jazz from. Howard universitys afro blue is probably the bestknown student vocal jazz group. Yet when the duke and his writing partner billy strayhorn first announced plans to take the classical ballet and perform a jazz version, even members of dukes orchestra expressed. Swingin nutcracker, the jazz sheet music, books and.

Harlem nightu street lights will close with e miles davis meets gogo jam, led by music director marc cary. Company members from the ballet and all that jazz dance school will perform excerpts from act ii of the nutcracker during the holiday season. Audio recordings by afro blue music at howard university. Featuring dancers from age four through high school. See more ideas about african, black santa and black christmas. Backed by a small combo, the group is open to students in grades 912. Tall jazz nutcracker miniature overture winter jazz 11. Shop 2 records for sale for album the nutcracker suite by duke ellington and his orchestra on cdandlp in vinyl and cd format.

There will also be a performance by afro blue, the award winning vocal jazz ensemble. Ballet and all that jazz will present excerpts from the nutcracker as part of their community outreach program. Download and buy printable sheet music online at jw pepper. Winner of 12 downbeat magazine student music awards. Almost from the very beginning, vocal jazz incorporated a wide variety of stylistic devices and approaches.

Singers who enjoy jazz will love the roosevelt vocal jazz ensemble. Afro blue recently reached the final four on nbcs the singoff, and it routinely performs at the john f. Afro blue was the first jazz standard built on a typical african 3. The 10 member group is entirely comprised of jazz studies majors from howard. Vocalists queen esther, brianna thomas, and howard universitys premier vocal jazz ensemble afro blue directed by connaitre miller will mine the rich, related vocal legacy of both cities jazz roots. The dynamic vocal big band has been featured on nprs all things considered, reached the top four in 2011 on nbcs a cappella group competition the singoff, and joined the legendary bobby mcferrin in selections from his grammy award. Tric vocal jazz day 2020 recap it was an active and dynamic day for nearly 100 student vocalists from kent state university, glen oak high school and sandusky high school. Sunshine becker, bryan dyer and zoe ellis in this vocal band lineup. Duke ellington and his orchestra the nutcracker suite. Since its inception as howard universitys premier vocal jazz ensemble in 2002 by connaitre miller, afro blue has quickly gained national attention. Not to be confused with the same titled piece from the nutcracker suite, this.

Professor connaitre miller formed the vocal jazz ensemble in 2002. While singers from russ columbo to doris day to johnny mathis relied on talent and vocal strength alone to carry material, vocal jazz artists instead chose to interpret standards in much the same way as the great jazz instrumentalists, so their readings of the great. Contemporary vocals todays singers defining the new era of jazz. Esperanza spalding afro blue international jazz day.

Classes are led by carolyn leonhart, sirintip, vicki burns, and tammy scheffer, among others. In 2003, afro blue received the downbeat magazine award for best college jazz group. International jazz day global concert excerpt with robert glasper, esperanza spalding, ben williams terri lyne carrington and dale barlow performing mongo santamarias afro blue made into a. Seeing the nutcracker is a childhood rite of passage. Director miller has arranged four of the 15 tunes here, which.

From dukes nutcracker to a cynical carol, jazz for. Vocal jazz i is the premiere jazz vocal ensemble at cwu consisting of 16 singers, rhythm section, and a sound technician. Tchaikovsky nutcracker suite swan lake suite vinyl. These included best college vocal jazz ensemble in in 2003 and 2009.

Vocal jazz singing can be defined by the instrumental approach to the voice, where the singer can match the instruments in their stylistic approach to the lyrics, improvised or otherwise, or through scatting. Students learn to perform standard vocal jazz arrangements and jazz improvisational techniques. An afro blue christmas selfproduced howard universitys afro blue is probably the bestknown student vocal jazz group in the united states. Competed on nbcs the sing off matt the violinist 3time firstplace winner at apollo theatre.

Howard universitys premier vocal jazz ensemble visits npr to share an assortment of holiday music. Jazz at lincoln centers jazz academy 185,528 views 3. Innovative, exciting and incredibly creative modern music. Vocal jazz has been mainly a mainstream, as opposed to avantgarde, phenomenon. Howard jazz ensemble howards own and one of the foremost college jazz ensembles. However, some performers, such as jeanne lee and patty waters, have performed within an avant garde vein. Students visited trics metropolitan campus for adjudicated performances and workshops with jazz and vocal educators and artists, duane davis and greg jasperse. Jackson is a veteran of the bands of art blakey, freddie hubbard, elvin jones and les mccann. Your dancing will bring a smile of joy to the less fortunate this holiday season. Afro blues first recording freedom in song, the howard university jazztets new release, reign, and the howard university jazz ensemble huje 2008 cd. Nutcracker suite brown, les, by composer performer. Satb choirs, accompanied only by an optional snaredrum, will love singing this clever a cappella arrangement from tchaikovskys famous ballet.

The song begins with the bass repeatedly playing six cross. Find the top 100 most popular items in amazon music best sellers. Most of the 20th centurys great vocalists performed in the jazz idiom, though not all rank in the style known as vocal jazz. Dazie mae the dice man songs matured in oak country, jazz. Sonny rollins professor paul holding the stage road shows, vol. The guest soloist will be saxophonist javon jackson.

A collection of my fave vocal jazz videos, be they acapella or solo. The sovoso repertoire consists of original compositions and other songs that present a global perspective, from afrolatin idioms to traditional funk and jazz arrangements. Howard alumni gathered in fellowship for the jazz brunch, which was. From dukes nutcracker to a cynical carol, jazz for christmas american routes host nick spitzer calls in to chat with nprs david greene about. The vocal jazz tradition extends back to the early decades of the 20th century. Howard university alumni treated to afternoon of entertainment. It is seven and a half minutes of musical inspration, and definitely not for the fainthearted.