Questions to ask when researching your musician -
Family life -
Where were they born? Who were their parents? Did they have any siblings? What was school like for them? Were their parents involved in helping them start learning music? Did their parents support their musical career? Were they rich or poor growing up?
Musical Career - Did they sing, play an instrument, or both? What instrument? What style of jazz did they become known for? Who were their musical influences? Did they influence anyone else? Did they win any awards? Which of their songs is your favorite? What song was their most popular hit? Where did they perform? Which was their top selling album and how many copies? Did they write their own songs or cover music by others?
Email me your song clip - [email protected]
Links
Below are some links to serve as jumping off points for our Jazz Musician Research Project. I will try to fix any broken links when I find them. Also more links to come as I find them.
Family life -
Where were they born? Who were their parents? Did they have any siblings? What was school like for them? Were their parents involved in helping them start learning music? Did their parents support their musical career? Were they rich or poor growing up?
Musical Career - Did they sing, play an instrument, or both? What instrument? What style of jazz did they become known for? Who were their musical influences? Did they influence anyone else? Did they win any awards? Which of their songs is your favorite? What song was their most popular hit? Where did they perform? Which was their top selling album and how many copies? Did they write their own songs or cover music by others?
Email me your song clip - [email protected]
Links
Below are some links to serve as jumping off points for our Jazz Musician Research Project. I will try to fix any broken links when I find them. Also more links to come as I find them.