Famous Jazz Musicians

Louis Armstrong's work:

How Louis Armstrong inspired me:

Louis Armstrong's Childhood:

Louis Armstrong was a jazz musician nicknamed Satchmo or Pops. He played the trumpet and had a recognizable voice. He extended beyond jazz, for at the end of his career in the 1960s he was widely regarded as a influence on popular music in general.

Louis Armstrong never marched or made appearances with civil rights leaders. When criticized for not taking any public stand Armstrong would simply reply, “I don’t get involved in politics. I just blow my horn.”

Louis armstrong inspried me because he sang with a outstanding voice and i recognized one of his songs from a movie I still today watch.

There is a lot of awards here is website: http://www.satchmo.com/louisarmstrong/props4pops.html

Louis Armstrong was born on August 4, 1901 in New Orleans. In a place so poor called “The Battlefield”. His father abandoned him soon after his birth. His mother who turned to prostitution frequently left him with maternal grandmother. Armstrong left school in the fifth grade to start working to clean junk and deliver coal. The jewish family who made him work often invited him for meals and encouraged him to sing.

On New Years Eve in 1912 Armstrong shot his stepfathers gun into the air and was arrested soon sent to the Colored Waif's Home for Boys. When he started to receive musical instruction and fell in love with music. in 1914 the home released him and he started planning a life of making music. While he still had to do jobs like selling newspapers , Armstrong earned a reputation as a fine blues player one of the greatest players in town, Joe “king” Oliver teacher him and frequently used him as a sub.

by the end of his teens in 1918 he had married a woman named Daisy Parker and took care of his mentally disabled nephew, Clarence, when his mother, or Armstrong’s cousin died at birth

In 1918 Armstrong replaced Oliver in Kid Ory's band, then the best band in New Orleans. He also stopped working manual labor jobs and worked full time on his cornet.

Louis Armstrong:

Aug 04, 1901 - Jul 06, 1971

Ray Charles:

"What is a soul? It's like electricity - we don't really know what it is, but it's a force that can light a room."

-Ray Charles

"There are some people that if they don't know, you can't tell them."

-Louis Armstrong

Sep 23, 1930 - Jun 10, 2004

Three Influential Jazz Musicians:

Ray Charles' Childhood:

Esperenza Spalding's work

Louis Armstrong: Aug 04, 1901 - Jul 06, 1971

Ray Charles: Sep 23, 1930 - Jun 10, 2004

Esperanza Spalding: Oct 18, 1984- Present day

Ray Charles was born on September 23, 1930, in Albany, Georgia. His father, a mechanic, and his mother, a sharecropper, moved to Florida when he was an baby. One of the worst events of his childhood was witnessing the drowning death of his younger brother.

Soon after his brother's death, Charles gradually began to lose his sight. He was blind by the age of 7, and his mother sent him to a state-sponsored school, the Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind in St. Augustine, Florida—where he learned to read, write and arrange music in Braille. He also learned to play piano, organ, sax, clarinet and trumpet. The breadth of his musical interests ranged widely, from gospel to country, to blues.

She works in not just jazz but in all kinds of genres of music. The young bassist/vocalist/composer was probably the biggest stars of 2011. She was the first jazz musician to win a GRAMMY award.

A lot of awards here is link http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0153124/awards

Charles is not only known for his music, but he was also known for standing up for what he believed. Standing up for what you believe in is a big part of being a hero in my opinion. If someone doesn’t stand up for what they believe in, how can they be a hero? During the time of the Civil Rights Movement, Charles didn’t play in Georgia, because it was segregated. As a result Georgia banned him, and his music for life. In the early ninety’s Charles was granted the right to play in Georgia again, and his hit song “Georgia on My Mind” became the state song.

Summary

Louis Armstrong was a strong man who grew up in a trashy place and delivered coal but he found hos way around this into coming a loved man who played his trumpet and lived a good life.

Ray Charles overcame witnessing his brother drowning and found his way to live with blindness. he became a amazing jazz musician who is loved, by some people, more than Elvis Presley.

Esperenza Spalding grew and immediately loved music. She had great talent in school, enough to beat people 5 years ahead of her. She mastered all different kinds of music hip hop to the blues. She was exceptionally good at a bass and makes loved music today.

How Esperenza Spalding inspired me:

How Ray Chrles inspired me:

Esperenza Splading inspired me because of her talent to play bass and sing. She was better than other players that had 5 more years of jazz practice.

Ray Charles inspired me cause he is a great piano player and sang many good songs.

Ray Charles' Work

Esperenza Spalding's childhood:

Ray Charles pioneered the genre of soul music in the 1950 by combining rhythm and blues, gospel, and blues. In 2004 his song rolling stones ranked him 100 of the greatest artist of all time.

Was born in portland Oregon growing up with a single parent. when young she learned how to play the violin well enough she got a spot in The Chamber Music Society of Oregon, which was a orchestra open for children and adults. At the age of 15 she had been elevated to a concertmaster position. soon she discovered bass and soon played the blues, funk hip hop and variety of other styles on the local club circuit. At 16 she moved out of high school and moved to the music program at Portland State University. The youngest person in the program with only a year an a half of bass training while the other students had at least 8. after a while doors started opening and she moved to the opposite coast for accelerated study. She got a B.M. and was signed on as instructor at the age of 20 in 2005. She was the 2005 recipient of the prestigious Boston Jazz Society scholarship for a outstanding musicianship. soon she moved on to making the music she does today.

Esperenza Spalding

Oct 18, 1984- Present day

no awards found (although there probably is some somewhere).

"You can grow up with literally nothing and you don't suffer if you know you're loved and valued."

-Esperanza Spalding

Famous Jazz Musicians

By Hayden Burke