MUSIC: JAZZ ARTIST: ELLA FITZGERALD Here are the instructions for the “Artist In

MUSIC: JAZZ
ARTIST: ELLA FITZGERALD
Here are the instructions for the “Artist Influence Tree” blog assignment:
You will use this blog tool to write about the progress of your Artist Influence Trees, including links to playlists. After completing your post, you will listen to, read, and comment on two of your fellow classmates′ blog posts. First, choose a Jazz artist that you love. Before you settle on someone, do a little preliminary research to make sure that you can find a lot of information about them. For example, I googled ″Who was John Coltrane influenced by″ and also ″What musicians were Coltrane′s main influences″ and various forms of that. Make sure you can find at least three people who influenced your artist. If you can not think of any artist, feel free to pick one from the list below.
Then start to make your tree. You want to include your artist and their born/died (if applicable) dates, and three of their influences (also include their dates). You should also include 2-3 artists that your artist influenced. (Like how Coltrane influenced people who came after him, such as Kenny Garrett and Jimi Hendrix). Notice that the influences do not have to be jazz. You can put this tree in any format that makes sense to you: you can handwrite it on a sheet of paper (make sure your handwriting is neat), take a photo and attach it, or you can create it in Adobe or in Google Docs or Google Sheets, or a slide program, or in any other app or program that you like. Be creative! As long as the information is clear and organized well, that′s what is important. Just be sure that you are able to attach the tree to this post. Be sure to save a copy for yourself
Create a playlist on Spotify or YouTube (or any platform you like) that contains three songs by your artist, and at least one song by each of their influencers. So in the example playlist, there are three songs by John Coltrane, one by Lester Young, one by Johnny Hodges, and one by Charlie Parker. Also, include 2 songs from the Artists that your artist has influenced (In my playlist, I have songs by Kenny Garrett and Jimi Hendrix.) Make sure you listen to all of the songs on your playlist! Click ″Create Thread″
Your title should be: ″Your-Name: Artist′s Name Influence Tree″. So if I were posting, my title would be: ″Chris Thompson: John Coltrane Influence Tree″
Writing: In the first paragraph, describe what it is about this artist that made you want to look up their influences. Why do you like this artist? What is it about their music that speaks to you? How long have you been listening to this artist? How did you first learn about this artist and their music?
In the second paragraph, talk a little about the first three influences you found in your research. Were you already familiar with these artists, or were they new to you? What songs did you listen to by them? Can you hear how they influenced your artist? In what ways? Give details. In the third paragraph, do the same but with those whom your artist influenced.
Include a link to your playlist (which should have at least 8 songs on it)
Attach your Artist Influence Tree as a PDF.