Jazz History Winter Term 2015
Jazz History I 4 credits
Instructors: George Colligan ghc@pdx.edu
TA: Mario Sandoval drumrsan@gmail.com
Lincoln Hall 75
Tuesdays Winter Term 10-1130
Course Format:
THIS IS A HYBRID COURSE. YOU MUST BE ABLE TO ACCESS D2L to take this
class. Tuesdays will be lectures, performances, discussion, listening, etc...
Lectures, Audio/Video Presentations, Performances.
Required Materials:
A computer or internet access-(
a notebook or some other way to take notesCourse Objectives:
To learn about Jazz from its pre -20th century origins into ragtime, the blues,
dixieland, swing, and the beginnings of bebop.To learn listening and
appreciation skills.
Course Content
Tuesdays will be lectures, performances, readings, listening, and going over some
of the powerpoint material. Tuesdays is the best time to ask questions or make
comments. I encourage an interactive class. The online material is simple. Every
week( 10 weeks) you will watch one Chapter of Ken Burn's Jazz and study at least
one powerpoint file. There are listening examples
( youtube) in the powerpoint files as well as additional videos. Every week you
will take a short online quiz (multiple choice) which will be based on the films
and the powerpoints. There may be some additional material as well.
Course requirements
Grades will be based on the Midterm(25 %), the Final(25%) , and online
quizzes(25%) given in class. You will also be required to attend 5 live
performances and email 5 short paragraphs describing those performances(25%).
Make Up Work:
If you are dissatisfied with your grade on quizzes or tests, you can boost your
grade by attending extra performances and submitting a paragraph or two
for each performance. Please email me or talk to me after class if you need to
do make up work.
CLASS SCHEDULE
Week 1 Intro To Jazz
Week 2 Blues/Spirituals/Minstrelsey/Ragtime(Scott Joplin)
Week 3 Early Jazz ( Louis Armstrong/Jelly Roll Morton/ Sidney
Bechet/Fletcher Henderson
Week 4 Tin Pan Alley(Cole Porter/Jerome Kern/George Gershwin/Irving
Berlin/Johnny Green)
Week 5 Kansas City/Swing/Big Bands/Stride Piano(Duke Ellington/Fats
Waller
MIDTERM ONLINE
Week 6 Bebop (Charlie Parker/Dizzy Gillespie/Bud Powell/Theolonious
Monk)
Week 7 1950's/ Cool/Hard/Free(Miles Davis/ Dave Brubeck/Lennie
Tristano/Ornette Coleman/Cecil Taylor
Week 8 Miles Davis/John Coltrane( Charles Mingus) Bill Evans and beyond
Week 9 Fusion(Herbie Hancock/Wayne Shorter/Jaco Pastorius)/
Week 10 Young Lions/ Future Of Jazz(Wynton Marsalis/ Kenny Garrett/Kurt
Rosenwinkle/
FINAL ONLINE
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Outside performances
Here is a partial listing of jazz venues in Portland
JIMMY MAK'S 221 NW 10th Ave. (between Davis and Everett)
Wilfs Restaurant 800 NW 6th Avenue at Union Station
Camillia Lounge
510 NW 11th Ave
Clyde’s (Sunday night Jam Session)
5474 NE Sandy Blvd
Brasserie Monmatre
626 SW Park Ave
Tommy O’s Pacific Rim Bistro
4101 Southeast 192nd Avenue Vancouver, WA
Wine Up On Williams
Mississipi Pizza
The Old Church
Michelle’s Pianos
Arrivederci! Wine Bar
Vie de Boheme
Portland Jazz Festival is in February
http://portlandjazzfestival.org/
http://www.jsojazzscene.org/calendar.htm
PSU JAZZ SERIES
http://psujazzseries.com/
Jan
6 Park Avenue Ensemble 47 5-7
13 LIVE AT LUNCH NOON SMITH HALL MAD SCIENCE ORGAN TRIO
13 Ron Steen Masterclass 47 5-7
15 LIVE AT LUNCH NOON SMITH HALL PARK AVENUE GROUP
20 Colligan Men 47 5-7
27 Sandovals One and 2 47 5-7
28 Dan Wilensky Masterclass 47 2-4
Feburary
3 Rob Scheps 47 5-7
10 Valdez 1/Valdez/Jones 47 5-7
17 194 A/194B/Medler Combo 47 5-7
24 Mad Science Organ Trio/Guitar Heroes
47 5-7
March
2 Hal Galper 5-7 2-4
3 Vocal Jazz 47 5-7
9 Large Ensemble Concert( in 175, time TBA)
10 Elysia Strauss Performance/Masterclass 47 5-7
11th Bob Mover Masterclass 47 2-4 Class Outline
SPECIAL PERFORMANCES (WORTH 2)
FEB 4 Jo Bar And Rotisserie George Colligan Trio
Feb 6th Wine Up on Williams George Colligan Trio
Feb 21st Art Bar
Kerry Politzer Trio
March 6 Wine Up On Williams George Colligan and Theoretical Planets