Interesting facts about jazz

Interesting facts about jazz

Such a bright and many-sided, at the same time mysterious and alluring - it's all about jazz. We have prepared for you a number of interesting facts about which you did not know anything until today.

• No other style of music is shrouded in mystery like jazz. This concerns the word itself, so far researchers have not come to a common opinion what this definition means and where it came from. At first, this word was designated as "dzass", later "Jasz", only after 1918 the present writing of the Jazz was approved.
• The starting point for the development and distribution of this trend to the masses is considered to be February 26, 1917, when the legendary composition of the Original Dixieland Jazz Band recorded its first record with jazz compositions.
• Thanks to the popularity of the famous saxophonist Charlie Parker, even the poorest families bought this instrument for their children and sent them to learn the game. They hoped that jazz would also glorify them and bring long-awaited welfare.
• Now it is impossible to imagine any jazz band without a saxophone. However, at first this instrument was only in military orchestras. Only after the American Civil War, saxophones found another use and, as it turned out, very successful. The same applies to military drums, which are included in the drum set.
• In 2001, the public was excited by a very unusual fact related to this music. Regina Carter performed jazz compositions on Paganini’s violin, which costs about $ 40 million. This greatly outraged classical music lovers.
• In San Francisco there is a church named after John Coltrane, a famous jazz musician. It is believed that this is due to his single "Highest Love". In this church there is even a fresco depicting a musician above the altar.

• Scott Joplin - is considered the real father of the blues and the legendary jazz pianist. It was he who laid the foundations for the development of this trend in music.
• October 1, 1922 is considered the date when domestic jazz appeared. This event was associated with the concert of the first group, performing new music "Valentin Parnakh's First Eccentric Orchestra in the RSFSR".
• In our country, the new style was not immediately appreciated, for example, Maxim Gorky wrote a devastating article “On Thick Music,” which was published in 1926.
• Everyone remembers the legendary voice of Louis Armstrong, low, with a charming hoarseness ... But it could not be. Did you know that the famous jazzman wanted to get rid of this “defect” and even did a ligament operation. Fortunately for many admirers of his work, she did not bring results.