MUSIC REVIEW ～Jazz Night～

Last week, I went to a jazz bar with some students and Dr. Pronko, a professor of American literature of MeijiGakuin University. The purpose of Dr.Pronko taking us to the bar was to introduce the real jazz. The day was no -charge day and we didn't have to pay for entrance fee. I was very exited because I haven't listened Jazz which played with real instruments in front of me.
The players on the special day were Toshio Miki, Yuki Arimasa, Yousuke Inoue and Toru Takahashi. According to Dr.Pronko, they are very famous jazz musician and known to jazz fan around the world though I haven't heared their name because I'm not familiar with Jazz. The reason I accompanied to the bar was that I didn't know much about jazz although we study jazz in Topics in American Culture classes which conducted by Dr. Pronko. So, Iwanted to listeten the real jazz of real instrument.

When we arrived at the bar named 'B flat' wchich located in Akasaka, there're already many people in the room. Everybody seems to be a jazz fan and most of them are relatively old. They clapped to the players and some people showed their exitement with a loud voice. They sometimes called the players' name and say 'good','nice' and something like that. I like such a warm atomospere.

The musicians played some famous songs and their original songs one afte another and they are tried not to make listener fed up with songs. A theme song of 'Charry and Chocolate factory' was quite familiar with me and I enjoyed it even though I'm not an enthusiastic jazz fan.

While I listened the songs, I found several following features of jazz .

Firstly, Jazz players sometimes don't beat the same rhythem in the group. Different instrument played with different rhythm like a disagreeable conversation. Comapare to other music such as Rock and Pop which usually beat the same rhythm in a group, this is suprising because we didn't find any consistent rhythem but we feel a kind of harmony.

Secondly, they are more creative than other music. Especially I focued on the piano. Unlike classical music or piano lessons I used to take, the piano on the jazz insists its existance. It was assertive and it sounds like a rain. Though they sisn't ding with their voice, it sounded like songs and consist of their feelings: passion to perform, and making listeners enjoy.

In conclusion, I love juzz because it has deeper reconditeness than I had expected. The musians played tunes like a songs and their tunes induced a catharsis. The night was nice because I learned not only history, value of Jazz in classes, but also the goodness of the tune in reality.