Jazz up definition and meaning collins english dictionary. People say and all that jazz to mean other things of a similar kind to the thing or things they have been talking about. What you are reading in this text is the transcription of the original voice of the angelic assembly as it spoke through the messenger marshall vian summers here, the original communication of god, which exists beyond words, is translated into human language and understanding by the angelic assembly who watch over the world. Even more, you will become curious and interested in all aspects of life. In the oxford english dictionary, the first recorded use of this phrase is in fred astaires 1956 autobiography. You will have to read the eight, er, seven pages to find out more. But i really believe there are some things in life that are worth trying harder for and we just live once and we need to make the most of it and all that jazz. From longman dictionary of contemporary englishand all that jazzand all that jazzspokenandalso and things like that im fed up with work, meetings, and all. And all that jazz phrase meaning, pronunciation and more by macmillan dictionary. The jazz age had had a wild youth and a heady middle age. All that jazz is a hardhitting and brutally honest look at the hedonistic, typea personality artist that was bob fosse and chronicles his life up to and including his death from a heart attack. Made for my grandad and a love of change throughout life. Whats the best way to help your kids succeed in life.
To make something fancier, more festive, more exciting, etc. Since the 1920s jazz age, jazz has become recognized as a major form of musical expression. When joe is fighting for his life during the last 45 minutes of the movie, fosse stages one elaborate dreamsequencemusical number after another, with the women in joes life singing songs that castigate him for being such a shit. All that jazz is a 1979 american musical drama film directed by bob fosse. Jazz poetry is a literary genre defined as poetry necessarily informed by jazz musicthat is, poetry in which the poet responds to and writes about jazz.
And all that jazz meaning of and all that jazz by lexico. Can you see through these reallife optical illusions. Discover the definition of and all that jazz in our extensive dictionary of english idioms and idiomatic expressions. All that jazz is bob fosses cinematic selfflagellation. For all its excesses, fosse s fiercely personal approach turned all that jazz into another striking work from one of the few directors able to make, and experiment with. The screenplay by robert alan aurthur and fosse is a semiautobiographical fantasy based on aspects of fosses life and career as dancer, choreographer and director. And other similar things this idiom is used at the end of a sentence to imply a continuation of a list of similar things.
The meaning of the american phrase and all that jazz is basically the same as the latin phrase et cetera, commonly abbreviated etc. A style of music, native to america, characterized by a strong but flexible rhythmic understructure with solo and ensemble improvisations on basic tunes and chord patterns and, more recently, a highly sophisticated harmonic idiom. From the origin of the hit theatre and film chicago and the song all that jazz is the origin of the saying. Its probably been used since at least the beginning of the 20th. If you listen to jazz long enough, you will begin to realize that everything is interconnected. Though not a disastrous failure, all that jazz came nowhere near the popularity of 1978s grease, as late 70s audiences increasingly turned away from difficult movies. A movie quote from chicago, but usually used in slang to mean and all that stuff. Henri matisse there are wonderful things in jazz, the improvisation, the liveliness, the being at one with the audience. It was assumed at the time that the reader would be.
Through his music, sonny escapes from all the darkness and suffering of his reality. Meaning rubbish, unnecessary talk or ornamentation is from 1918. The word jazz was first recorded in new orleans in the 1870s both as a verb, meaning to become faster, more exciting, or frenetic, and as a noun, referring to a form of syncopated music. I was thinking about singing all that jazz as a solo for an upcoming choir show and i was wondering if it was appropriate for a high school choir student to sing since i dont really understand what the song means. The meaning of the american phrase and all that jazz is basically the same as the latin. All working artists have had to struggle, hustle, be creative, roll with the punches and piece together a living doing multiple jobs. All that jazz the life and times of the musical chicago ethan mordden. I used to visit all the very gay places those comewhatmay places where one relaxes on the axis of the wheel of life to get the feel of life from jazz and cocktails. The screenplay, by robert alan aurthur and fosse, is a semiautobiographical fantasy based on aspects of fosses life and career as a dancer, choreographer and director. Thats not to say the script which fosse cowrote with robert alan arthur isnt up to the task, but its the moments where fosse allows the camera and editing to take us through his own mental process of self. All out life is a song by american heavy metal band slipknot. The tale is the tale of what the blue is all about that creole tells as he plays his fiddle.
And all that jazz meaning in the cambridge english dictionary. Beginning with the birth of blues and jazz at the start of the twentieth century, jazz poetry is can. Symbolism in sonnys blues by james baldwin essay sample. All that jazz ethan mordden oxford university press. Slick you hair and wear you buckle shoes and all that jazz i heat that father dip is gonna blow the blues and all that. And all that jazz means et cetera, or that there are more related items in a list that are not. All that jazz has another dimension, a fantasy realm presided over by angelique jessica lange, a mysterious figure in white who represents joe gideons final comeuppance. The assembly then delivers gods message through the messenger. George benson ive had the pleasure of playing with the baddest jazz cats on the planet.
Life is a lot like jazz its best when you improvise. Once you welcome the unsettling, the unknown and the unpredicted, you will begin to appreciate the life for its richness of experience. Well, i dutifully go to church every sunday, sing the hymns, take communion, and all that jazz, but the truth is. Jazz definition is american music developed especially from ragtime and blues and characterized by propulsive syncopated rhythms, polyphonic ensemble playing, varying degrees of improvisation, and often deliberate distortions of pitch and timbre. The phrase is often used in a dismissive manner to indicate that what follows is unimportant or silly in nature. George benson i have been doing music all my life so everyday when i get up i expect music will be part of it. Released as a single on october 31, 2018, it is the bands only single that was not included on an album, though it was included on the japanese version of we are not your kind. When we are overwhelmed by gratitude at the birth of a child or the beauty of a sunset, when we are outraged over the abuse of children or animals, when we want.
Strayhorn was a teenager when he wrote most of the song, which was to become his signature composition along with take the a train. It does not take a jazz concert to tell us that life has meaning. The film was inspired by bob fosses manic effort to edit. Jazz seems to have originated among white americans, and the earliest printed uses are in california baseball writing, where it means lively, energetic. I mean, people i know have been using the expression for as long as i can remember, long before anyone ever conceived of the show named all that jazz. If you jazz something up, you make it look more interesting, colourful, or exciting. She had no formal musical training, but, with an instinctive sense of musical structure and a deep knowledge of jazz and blues, she developed a singing style that was deeply moving and individual. First book on this incomparably popular american musical. Chicago the musical all that jazz lyrics metrolyrics. And all that jazz meaning in the cambridge english.
The film was inspired by fosses manic effort to edit his film lenny while simultaneously staging the 1975 broadway musical chicago. Jazz poetry, like the music itself, encompasses a variety of forms, rhythms, and sounds. Jazz is a music genre that originated in the africanamerican communities of new orleans, united states. The expression has been used for a long, long time before that show ever came out. It is used on the end of a sentence or list instead of the. Synonyms for life at with free online thesaurus, antonyms, and definitions. The life and music of a gypsy legend all about jazz. Baldwin uses this statement to add meaning to sonnys life by showing that music is his light. I was 1617 when i made this and the quality was brought down when trying to fit in onto. But in those days life was like the race in alice in wonderland, there was a prize for every one. Bbc learning english the english we speak all that jazz. And all that jazz im gonna rouge my knees and roll my stockings down and all that jazz start the car i know a whoopee spot where the gin is cold but the pianos hot its just a noisy hall where theres a nightly brawl and all that jazz.
Further observations from porters summation of the research. The tracks release was accompanied by a music video directed by the bands percussionist and backing vocalist shawn crahan. For example, his reference to douglas adams answer of 42. The life and music of a gypsy legend article by david rickert, published on february 25, 2005 at all about jazz. A life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives. Billie holiday was one of the greatest jazz singers from the 1930s to the 50s. Definition of and all that jazz in the idioms dictionary.
Tells the history of the musical in full, from play to silent film to best picture movie musical. It originated in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and developed from roots in blues and ragtime. All that jazz is the opening number from the musical chicago. The previous person who wrote that it came from the musical all that jazz is very wrong. A creativity researchers take on the highs and lows of pop culture and the arts. The song is performed principally by velma kelly in a well choreographed scene in a jazz club. Everything else ought to go, because everything else is ugly. Highly recommended as a big picture context for the question the meaning of life. Best, improvise, jazz, life, life is a, like, lot, you.
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