Jazz Concert Review Essay

For the Jazz Concert that I attended I saw the Nico Lembo Trio perform at Venkman’s in the Historic Fourth Ward of Atlanta. The Trio, consisting of drums, trombone, and electronic keyboard, had a sound that was heavily inspired by the “Cool Style” of Jazz in the early 1950’s with some hints of John Coltrane inspired Free Jazz elements. Throughout most of the performance the Trio played traditional instrumental jazz including classic songs by artists such as Miles Davis along with some original pieces by Nico himself. Although mostly instrumental the band brought a vocalist on stage for a select number of songs.
The instrumentation of the band was similar to that of most “Cool Jazz” bands with the modern addition of the electronic keyboard and a slightly more “Hard Bop” inspired focus on the drums. The steady tempo of the drums and keyboard set the stage for some interesting improvisation from the trombonist, who used some muting and the microphone as sound altering elements creating a unique sound on many of the pieces he performed, including the classic “Happy …show more content…
Taking this class has given me a new appreciation for jazz, especially the “Cool Jazz’ style, such as I heard during the concert, as I now have the ability to openly identify the distinct differences between genres of jazz. During this class was the first time I purposefully listened to any kind of jazz music and it made me realize that I will be continuing to listen to jazz, in some form, throughout the remainder of my life. In the future I hope to further expand my musical knowledge of other genres to be able to better appreciate them just as I have done with Jazz. I hope to enjoy and gain as much from my other classes at Georgia Tech as I did “The History of