… in jazz music in reference to trumpeter Miles Davis. Miles Dewey Davis was born on the 26th of May 1926, in Alton, Illinois. He became famous around the world for his incredible trumpet and flugelhorn playing, but he was also an accomplished…

… Miles Davis, "American jazz musician, a great trumpeter who as a bandleader and composer was one of the major influences on the art from the late 1940s." Miles Davis was, and still is one of the greatest jazz trumpeters of all time. His style and smoot…

… people talk about, what’s the deal with this pop life and when is it gonna fade out? The thing you’ve got to realize what we’re doin’ is not a trend. We got the gift of melody, we’re gonna bring it ‘til the end”(Pop). Right now, at the age of 19,…

… to do God's work.” Bob Marley brought reggae to a broad audience and devoted his work to spread a message of peace, unity and love. Bob Marley made an attempt to make blacks recognized. He became an important figure for the Afro-race. In the song “Buffal…

… FM radio stations. It began its broadcast history in October 1967 as a freeform station that let the DJ’s pick their own music. It quickly became one of the most influential radio stations in the country, inspiring copycat stations in markets…

… one of my favorite bands, MxPx. MxPx is a Christian pop-punk band. Pop punk basically means happy punk. The band members, are Mike Herrera who plays bass and sings, Tom Wisniewski who plays guitar and Yuri Ruley plays drums. They played about 10 songs,…

… Tribe’s Travels Through the Path’s of Rhythm” “You on point Phife?” “ 1nce again Tip” “Word” “Watch me bust they sh*t” , and that’s just what A Tribe called Quest did, emerging onto the Hip Hop scene with a new flavor and attitude never before…

… PROGRAM African Culture: The Elements of African Language and Music The art that derives from our sense of hearing is music. The basic elements of music are sound and silence. Music has many purposes within all societies. Most music performed…

… New Orleans, Louisiana. It is considered to be “America’s Music.” People call it this because of the way it was developed. In the mid 1800’s, during the times of slavery and segregation, the art of jazz music swept over the south. Particularly Louisiana.…

… in the world today, but none that are as controversial as rap music. To date, one artist has stood out above the rest. This man is Tupac Amuru Shakur. By some he is called heretic and accuse him of spreading violent lyrics and promoting drugs and crime.…