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~AMBER
Feeling Rhythm -steady, smooth, and fluent underlying rhythms -very strong rhythms -rhythms came from African rhythms -now four beats instead of two If you also give a "sliding" or "retardation" between notes, you can create the real swing jazz rhythm When you stress an upbeat you make perhaps a "swinging" rhythmics, swing has to do with the creation of forward momentum, a drive that makes you want to dance to the music. [|rhythm link] At the most basic level, swing is usually described in terms of the length of eighth notes. If you divide each beat exactly in half, the results are called straight eighth notes:

In swing eighth notes, the first part of each beat is a little longer than the second:

Sometimes this is described by saying that the beat is really subdivided into three parts, and swing eighth notes are the first and third parts of the beat. Here is how that rhythm sounds:

~KELLY
Clarinet, sax, trumpet, trombone, piano, double bass, drums keyboards, electric guitars, and acoustic guitars. Sometimes There are vocal soloists that sing in the performances. ~Kelly [|CLICK ME I'M A LINK!!!]

~AMBER
zoot suits were very famous in the swing jazz era. zoot suit consisted of: long coat, high waisted, long legged, tight cuffed trousers zoot suits were usually worn wit felt hats, and pointy french style shoes [|zoot suit images...click me!!]

~ AMBER
-jazz started making bigger bands Frank Sinatra was a very famous jazz musician [|Duke Ellington]- band leader, pianist, composer, Louis Armstrong-trumpeter and singer [|Buddy Rich]- drummer, band leader, Lester Young- played clarinet and sax [|Jelly Roll Morton]- piano, band leader, musician Artie Shaw-band leader, clarinet, composer Count Basie- organ, piano, band leader, composer Coleman Hawkins- sax Glenn Miller-band leader, trombone, clarinet [|click me for musicians]
 * Benny Goodman-** band leader, clarinet player, also known as "king of swing"[|Listen to Benny Goodman!!!!]

~Kelly
It started in the 1930's, and evolved from jazz that began in New Orleans, Kansas City and New York City. People started really liking it in 1935. Today, there are two styles of swing that are considered ballroom dances: East Coast Swing (or Jive) and West Coast Swing. Swing dance can be traced to the African-American community. [|CLICK ME I'M A LINK!!!]

~KELLY
Some upcoming swing jazz concerts in Pittsburgh are: April 13th May 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th December 4th, 5th, 6th

(Manchester Craftsman's Guild In Pittsburgh PA,15222)

~KELLY
The swing dance is full of energy and is very fun to dance to. One well known dance is the Lindy hop. It originated in Harlem. It is an African American dance that evolved in New York City in 1927. The Lindy Hop had many critics though. It was considered a “Negro dance” and was not accepted by the majority of white folk. Many thought the dance was indecent, and dance instructors refused to teach it. In the mid 1930's, a bouncy six beat was named the Jitterbug by the band leader Cab Calloway when he introduced a tune in 1934 entitled "Jitterbug".

LISTEN!!!
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