Jazz Gallery

My overall expression of Jazz: The Syncopation of Democracy, the exhibit, was refreshing. When I first entered the exhibit, I was not interested at all. I've never really been a huge fan of jazz so I didn't connect with it right away. After looking around the exhibit, I've realized that there are a lot of connections between jazz and democracy. Jazz is simply way of life. Each jazz artist puts their life experiences into their music and it's a way of teaching the world. George Gershwin created the song "Summertime" to try and create his own style. The connections between jazz and the American opera can possibly be about real life. In every jazz piece, the artist talks about their life experienced and in the American opera, the director is always trying to portray some way of life. The reason why Nina Simone's lyrics and Tupac Shakur's writing were next to each other in the gallery is because their lyrics had many similarities. But more importantly, Tupac was acknowledging who came before him. In his music, he respects his ancestry. Tupac connects to the current music that resonates with me.