Digital Essay

For the digital essay portion, I am planning to make a video that combines all sorts of musicians performing jazz and bebop. I am also going to include photos of musicians as well as parts of New York City during the 60’s and now to reflect on the music aspect of the city and how it differs from today. I am planning to add clips from musicians performing in Minton’s if they are available and give a visual of what the atmosphere was like in the club. I think it will help the reader understand what it was like to be in the room while this new type of music was being developed. I am planning to add photos that compares the 17th-century to present-day New York City because I feel like the music aspect of the city has changed over time. There were many more musicians roaming the streets going from jazz club to jazz club performing. Nowadays, a larger number of people are interested in going to clubs and listening to music by Lady Gaga or LMFAO. I think walking the streets during the 60’s, one would have heard saxophones and complex harmonies running down the piano keys. Now when you walk down the street, you hear pop songs and R&B songs. I feel as though Jazz music has become rare in a way. To hear authentic jazz music, you have to be dressed up, buy tickets, or search for jazz clubs. Jazz music isn’t rare as in seeing a polar bear in Hawaii just walking down the beach. What I mean is that not many people are appreciating the greatness of Jazz music. Therefore, through my digital essay, I want to portray my thesis as well as emphasis the greatness of jazz and bebop.