The Jazz History series launches on Wednesday, Oct 27, and will run on succeeding weeks for about a year. Hopefully this video will whet your whistle for what's to come...
Thank you so much for doing this! The internet is better because of it. I'm very pleased to have the opportunity to catch the ones I missed the first time as well as rewatch those I thoroughly enjoyed.
To 'make the Internet better' is a worthy--if lofty--goal. It was a labor of love (and in a time of virtual teaching, necessity) to put all this content together. I'm gratified to hear the efforts are appreciated, and happy that this time around I am able to leave them up for more people to discover. Thanks, Kevin!
There's logic to that. Doing it this way allows people who have been following along to easily spot the newest ones. The end screen for each should link to the next one anyway.
This is so great, just what I was looking for. I’ve watched a couple of your videos I stumbled across, but am now going to work through them in order. Thank you
Chase, I'm a huge fan of your content! I would gladly purchase a jazz history text/DVD set if you are ever so inclined to put one together. For now, I'll enjoy your videos. Thanks for making such great content and explaining historical events and improvisational concepts so well!
Every So-Called music Professor who tries to teach the history of Jazz, tries to tell you that Jazz started when the recording industry first started recording music. Not when mid-19th century music was written. Jazz did NOT begin at the industrial era of audio recording, and film, it had already existed for more than half a century. And was neither a White or Black, but an amalgamation of all things America around the time of the Civil War. At that time, the RAG was a pop AM style of music, heavily influenced by Country, Gospel, Blues, Yes Blues because it was invented long before Robert Johnson. And the immigration of Irish, and German music introduced Celtic folk, Blue Grass, and Polka into the pot. All these beats and styles mixed together was called American Pop. In the mid-19th century, one of the most famous song writers was, (hate him or love him,) but he was the most Iconic. Stephen Foster, (1827 - 1864) was the most covered artist by any American musician at that time, and even still today. Now as Many Americans, and Immigrants were moving out west, musicians found gigs in the Saloons of the old west. Either just passing through, or settling down, they could flip some coin, and a meal, by entertaining the crowds on that old piano. Taking requests, or improvising the time away, they kept the people happy by performing modern American pop songs, classical composers, or gospel and blues. No matter what walk of life you hailed from, you had a song to tell, and a melody to go with it. Even if you had to through in a Stephen Foster song, while improvising on it a bit. This became a standard passage toll to the new frontier, and Piano players had them by the balls. Although many portable string instruments were welcome, they may not have gotten their share. This was great territory for ex- slaves looking for a future. Perhaps they were forced to entertain on that old plantation piano, now they got to make a choice of what music they could play. And Immigrants with a classical training in composers like Chopin, and Debussy, could fuse some Americana into their performances. And those white country boys could though down a Hoedown, as all of them would likely incorporate something of Stephen Foster because he was "recognizable." This was where Jazz was born, or at least the seeds of Jazz. Ragtime was very popular at this point, though not yet so notable around the world until the recording era. Most famously presented by young virtuoso pianist, Scott Joplin, whose playing was only recorded on piano rolls between 1914 - 1916, and recorded by various performers later on. But his compositions told a fabulous story about music in the 19th century. A music called the Rag. This was the dawn of American Music. Later coined as, Jazz.
This series makes no attempt or claim to be a comprehensive history of jazz. It begins and coincides with the history of recording technology because that provides the earliest examples of jazz that we can actually hear. It concludes around 1970, with the fusion of jazz and rock, and obviously there is a lot more to the story after that.
@@chasesanborn The earliest examples of Jazz exist in piano rolls, and written scores, which you actually can hear. Your special focuses more about the history of recording technology, as it relates to Jazz.
Episode #1 of the Jazz History series traces the history of audio recording beginning with the digital reproduction of a phonautogram. Episode #2 focuses on player pianos and piano rolls. Episode #3 focuses on Scott Joplin and a piano roll of one of his rags. A piano roll is also heard in Episode #6 on Stride Piano.
The Jazz History series launches on Wednesday, Oct 27, and will run on succeeding weeks for about a year. Hopefully this video will whet your whistle for what's to come...
Such a great initiative!
I see you've worked your way back to the beginning!
Great And Thank You And Always A Fan 😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Glad to hear that and thank you!
@@chasesanborn I Was Not Here But I Am Here Now And Thanks 😊 Again History Is Very Important It Tells Us The Past But Also Where We Are Going !!!!
Can’t wait to watch all of this series. Appreciate you creating and uploading these!
Glad you found it. Happy viewing!
Thank you so much for doing this! The internet is better because of it. I'm very pleased to have the opportunity to catch the ones I missed the first time as well as rewatch those I thoroughly enjoyed.
To 'make the Internet better' is a worthy--if lofty--goal. It was a labor of love (and in a time of virtual teaching, necessity) to put all this content together. I'm gratified to hear the efforts are appreciated, and happy that this time around I am able to leave them up for more people to discover. Thanks, Kevin!
Looking forwards, thanks.
Looking forward to it!
Your series are sensational !
Please consider Heriberto Nichols .chris Connor ,Robert Pete Williams ,John Lee Hooker,Al green ,Ruth brown,
Glad you are enjoying the series. There are a finite number of episodes because the videos were created to teach a university class during Covid.
Great stuff
Amazing playlist. It would be great if the first chapter were on top instead of the latest, so we can watch it in the order you planned.
There's logic to that. Doing it this way allows people who have been following along to easily spot the newest ones. The end screen for each should link to the next one anyway.
@@chasesanborn but I have to get out of the couch, hahaha
@@chasesanborn Idk, for me that's more difficult because I expect the newest one to be at the bottom.
This is so great, just what I was looking for. I’ve watched a couple of your videos I stumbled across, but am now going to work through them in order. Thank you
Glad you found it. Find a comfortable chair!
Chase, I'm a huge fan of your content! I would gladly purchase a jazz history text/DVD set if you are ever so inclined to put one together. For now, I'll enjoy your videos. Thanks for making such great content and explaining historical events and improvisational concepts so well!
As I don't own the audio/video clips for this series, I would not try to monetize it in any way, but please do enjoy the videos!
Amazing! I didnt understand about the origin of the term JAZZ. What´s the meaning of Jazz?
That is second only to 'what's the meaning of life' when it comes to unanswered questions. :)
@@chasesanborn haha I thought it was a word with a known meaning for native English speakers. But if not even you know, much less would I know
Brooo.....too much of you not enough jazz
Let me know if you still think that when you've watched all 65 episodes.
Every So-Called music Professor who tries to teach the history of Jazz, tries to tell you that Jazz started when the recording industry first started recording music. Not when mid-19th century music was written. Jazz did NOT begin at the industrial era of audio recording, and film, it had already existed for more than half a century. And was neither a White or Black, but an amalgamation of all things America around the time of the Civil War. At that time, the RAG was a pop AM style of music, heavily influenced by Country, Gospel, Blues, Yes Blues because it was invented long before Robert Johnson. And the immigration of Irish, and German music introduced Celtic folk, Blue Grass, and Polka into the pot. All these beats and styles mixed together was called American Pop. In the mid-19th century, one of the most famous song writers was, (hate him or love him,) but he was the most Iconic. Stephen Foster, (1827 - 1864) was the most covered artist by any American musician at that time, and even still today. Now as Many Americans, and Immigrants were moving out west, musicians found gigs in the Saloons of the old west. Either just passing through, or settling down, they could flip some coin, and a meal, by entertaining the crowds on that old piano. Taking requests, or improvising the time away, they kept the people happy by performing modern American pop songs, classical composers, or gospel and blues. No matter what walk of life you hailed from, you had a song to tell, and a melody to go with it. Even if you had to through in a Stephen Foster song, while improvising on it a bit. This became a standard passage toll to the new frontier, and Piano players had them by the balls. Although many portable string instruments were welcome, they may not have gotten their share. This was great territory for ex- slaves looking for a future. Perhaps they were forced to entertain on that old plantation piano, now they got to make a choice of what music they could play. And Immigrants with a classical training in composers like Chopin, and Debussy, could fuse some Americana into their performances. And those white country boys could though down a Hoedown, as all of them would likely incorporate something of Stephen Foster because he was "recognizable." This was where Jazz was born, or at least the seeds of Jazz. Ragtime was very popular at this point, though not yet so notable around the world until the recording era. Most famously presented by young virtuoso pianist, Scott Joplin, whose playing was only recorded on piano rolls between 1914 - 1916, and recorded by various performers later on. But his compositions told a fabulous story about music in the 19th century. A music called the Rag. This was the dawn of American Music. Later coined as, Jazz.
This series makes no attempt or claim to be a comprehensive history of jazz. It begins and coincides with the history of recording technology because that provides the earliest examples of jazz that we can actually hear. It concludes around 1970, with the fusion of jazz and rock, and obviously there is a lot more to the story after that.
@@chasesanborn The earliest examples of Jazz exist in piano rolls, and written scores, which you actually can hear. Your special focuses more about the history of recording technology, as it relates to Jazz.
Episode #1 of the Jazz History series traces the history of audio recording beginning with the digital reproduction of a phonautogram. Episode #2 focuses on player pianos and piano rolls. Episode #3 focuses on Scott Joplin and a piano roll of one of his rags. A piano roll is also heard in Episode #6 on Stride Piano.