jazz – The Tropolitan

Japanese musician Foodman offers songs rich in texture

February 3, 2021February 3, 2021 Trojan Living

Rory Johnson Staff Writer “Ez Minzoku,” is a 2016 album by Japanese electronic artist Foodman you’ll either love, hate or won’t understand why someone would make an album like this. “Ez Minzoku,” comes from a genre of music called “Plunderphonics,” which uses pre-existing songs to create new compositions. The goal is to have songs rich in the texture of multiple instruments all from different source materials. Foodman shows this right off the bat with the song “BeyBey,” which is throwing in hard electric guitars over gym whistles, trumpets, and a…

Jazz concert excites tonight

February 27, 2019 Trojan Living

Abhigya Ghimire Staff Writer While most of the students have been busy with the mid-semester academic rush, the Troy band jazz ensembles, I and II, have been working hard and practicing for the upcoming concert. “Jazz ensemble is usually an ensemble of about 18 to 20 musicians that consists typically of about five saxophones, five trumpets, five trombones, and rhythm section,” said Dave Camwell, an assistant professor of saxophone and jazz. According to Camwell, the ensemble plays music from all different genres like swing, funk, hip-hop and even classical. “There…