1) Pick your jazz artist: choose one jazz artist from the below list

2) Write one paragraph proposal (about five sentences), stating the artist’sname and location, and informational website. Include a brief descriptionartist’s music and genre/s, what you expect to find, and what interests you about this artist.

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Sample Artist Report Proposal:

The artist I will research is Nicole Mitchell, a flutist and composer who is currently based in Pittsburgh, PA. She is a member of the AACM and considers herself a practitioner of “creative music”. Because of her association with the AACM, I expect her work to compare with [genre] artists like [names]. I expect to hear [elements of her particular genre or sub-genre]. I’m interested in Mitchell’s music because I’m also a flutist and composer. For my project, I will focus on Mitchell’s 2017 recording, Liberation Narratives. I’m planning to view her livestreaming concert on Thursday, May 15 at 4:00 PM, PST.
https://nicolemitchell.bandcamp.com/album/liberation-narratives

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Below is a list of a few other living “jazz” artists that aren’t mentioned in the syllabus. Google themfor information and websites. Many also do pop or folksy material; focus on theirjazz/improvisational collaborations for this project.

Choose one from the list.

1. Andy Milne and/or Dapp Theory – Jazz with spoken word

2. Flying Lotus’s collaborations with jazz musicians

3. Hitomi Oba – Saxophonist

4. Imani uzuri – Vocalist (focus on jazz-oriented material)

5. James Newton – Flutist – Jazz is Dead – Grateful Dead-influenced jazz band

6. Jazzmeia Horn – Vocalist

7. Jen Shyu – Multi-instrumentalist, specializes in Asian Diasporic music and dance

8. Lizz Wright – Vocalist (focus on more jazz-oriented material, if available)

9. Maria Schneider Big Band

10. Nicole Mitchell – Flutist

11. Richard Bona – Bassist, vocalist (focus on jazz material)

12. Shana Tucker – Cellist, vocalist (focus on jazz material)

13. Snarky Puppy – Fusion

14. Somi – Vocalist of Rwandan and Ugandan descent

15. Take 6 – Focus on songs from live performances that feature improvisation

16. Terrence Blanchard – Trumpet and film-composer; has new opera

17. Thundercat (Stephen Bruner – (focus only on collaborations with live musicians)

18. Trombone Shorty – New Orleans-based musician (focus on jazz-oriented material)

19. Val Inc (Val Jeanty) – Haitian-American Electronic Musician and percussionist; focus oncollaborations with jazz musicians

20. Vardan Ovsepian – pianist

21. West Coast Get Down (Any of the following individuals or combinations: Brandon Coleman,Cameron Graves, Miles Mosley, Patrice Quinn, Ryan Porter, etc.)