The Life Of Miles Davis
Bandleader and composer, Miles Davis’ music is regarded as the most important in the development of improvisational techniques.Born on May 26, 1926 in Alton, Illinois, Miles Dewey Davis belonged to …
The Life Of Louis Armstrong
Louis Armstrong is regarded as the most influential musician in jazz history.He was born in poverty in New Orleans in 1901. His father was a workman, and his mother was …
The History of Swing Jazz
One of the most influential styles of jazz to emerge from the early half of the 20th century was known as “swing.” Swing Jazz quickly caught fire and spread amongst …
The Historical Influence of Ragtime Jazz
The syncopation and synthesis of African and European classical music gave birth to ragtime jazz, a variety of innovative rhythms that brought about an era of phenomenal music, which is …
The Influential Era of Big Band Jazz
Who could have ever predicted that replacing clarinets with saxophones would create a musical phenomenon as massive as big band jazz? This type of jazz is said to have emerged …
The Birth of Bebop Jazz
Rather than involving the large number of musicians typically associated with big band jazz, early bebop jazz entailed a small group of musicians, who thrived on creating a more intimate …
What is Jazz Music?
Everyone loves the music, but not everyone knows what “jazz” means… Early jazzmen said “to jazz” was to fornicate, while a “jazzbow” was considered to mean a lover of the …
Lecce, Sea and History Monuments
Lecce is one of the most beautiful city in Puglia. Thanks to its monuments and its baroque historical city centre, it has been mentioned in “The Best in travel 2010” …
Fascinating Facts About The Mayans
The world has been a cradle of innumerable civilizations. Through archeological studies and researches, we are able to know more about the fabulous history of this Earth. Although, every civilization …
Mayan Cosmology – Myth of Mayan Creation
“Here is the story of the beginning, when there was not one bird, not one fish, not one mountain.Here is the sky, all alone.Here is the sea, all alone.There is …