Jazz Experience Essay

I was looking forward to my first live jazz experience after learning what I have in class. I went to one of the jazz performances at the school last year, but back then I knew little to nothing about jazz. Now I had at least a little knowledge.For this response I was not able to go to a performance specific event. I got to go to the Alison event. I was almost liked this better. It was really laid back and I did not feel out of place. I had never been to the Allison Inn before so I thought this would be a fun opportunity. I knew about it. My friends and I had driven through it but never had I been inside. It was what your typical 4.5 star! Hotel would look like on the inside. The lobby was gorgeous. It was so nice it made me feel underdressed,

I would choose live over recorded in almost any situation. The jazz at this event reminded me of cool jazz. It was not overpowering and I did not feel an overwhelming urge to dance. The timbre of the saxophone was not super bright and was more warm and soothing. The music provided for a great environment. I could sit and focus on the song and be happy or I could enjoy the environment with some polite music in the background.The texture of the music was mostly homophonic from what I could tell. The piano player would play chords and then the Sax would come in and they would play music that i am assuming they both knew, sort of like a jam session. I wonder if this happened again it would be different songs or the same ones. The rhythm was pretty upbeat and not all too complicated. I think the music must have included quite a bit of improvisation as they would be playing for a while before taking a break. I mean they could have changed songs, but sometimes it just sounded like they kept making new melodies for the same song. I liked it. It seemed very free. The music made me feel welcome. It was sort of like an ice breaker. I did not feel like every move I made everyone would be paying attention to me. I liked the music. I do not know If i would listen to it regularly, but I could chill to it. Especially if I have nothing else to do. Because now i can stop and try and listen for different musical elements to sharpen my mind. I liked this event. It was relaxed