Honolulu Jazz Quartet
Honolulu Jazz Quartet
Celebrating 100 Years of Jazz
Jazz is widely considered the only truly original American art form, and it’s birth as serious art can be traced to the year 1924. To quote Wikipedia: In 1924 the improvised solo had become an integral part of most jazz performances.. Jazz was becoming increasingly popular in New Orleans, Kansas City, Chicago and New York City and 1924 was something of a benchmark of jazz being seen as a serious musical form.
That was the year George Gershwin composed Rhapsody in Blue, considered one of the greatest compositions of the 20th century, and its premiere elevates jazz to the level of “serious” classical music. Duke Ellington and Louis Armstrong begin their recording careers, and “Satchmo” joins Fletcher Henderson’s Big Band in New York City, where he develops a style of playing that will influence all of jazz. The rest is history.
Celebrating 100 Years of Jazz
Jazz is widely considered the only truly original American art form, and it’s birth as serious art can be traced to the year 1924. To quote Wikipedia: In 1924 the improvised solo had become an integral part of most jazz performances.. Jazz was becoming increasingly popular in New Orleans, Kansas City, Chicago and New York City and 1924 was something of a benchmark of jazz being seen as a serious musical form.
That was the year George Gershwin composed Rhapsody in Blue, considered one of the greatest compositions of the 20th century, and its premiere elevates jazz to the level of “serious” classical music. Duke Ellington and Louis Armstrong begin their recording careers, and “Satchmo” joins Fletcher Henderson’s Big Band in New York City, where he develops a style of playing that will influence all of jazz. The rest is history.
