Explore the world of jazz! Hear jazz performed and learn from our featured musicians.
Including Dizzy Gillespie, Louis Armstrong, Mary Lou Williams, Scott Joplin, Marian McPartland, Joe Samples and more.
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Jazz king John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie was born in Cheraw in 1917. Dizzy was a founder of modern jazz, an innovative trumpeter known for his bent horn and bulging cheeks. The South Carolina Jazz...
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Bob Masteller talks about the correlation between playing music and playing sports.
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Bob Masteller shares some of his formal training that started at nine years old in public school and continued with private lessons throughout high school.
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Bob Masteller explains the importance of practicing music scales and talks about jazz and swing musician, Benny Goodman, as an example.
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Bob Masteller explains how he self-taught himself to play the vibraphone. The vibraphone (or the vibes) is a musical instrument in the percussion family. It's similar to the xylophone and is commonly...
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Bob Masteller shares how The Harlem Renaissance was the most exciting period in the history of jazz. The Harlem Renaissance took place in Harlem, New York between the end of World War I and the middle...
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Bob Masteller talks about creating a project that will teach students about jazz and also give them the opportunity to experience jazz music.
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Bob Masteller talks about his musical influences from growing up. He grew up in the era of jazz and swing with some of his favorite musicians being Benny Goodman, Louis Armstrong, and Duke Ellington.
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Bob Masteller talks about the art of listening and how listening helps develop an ear for music.