Ensemble Performs "We Swing (The Cypher)"
Clip: 10/9/2024 | 2m 12sVideo has Closed Captions
Ensemble performs "We Swing (The Cypher)", by the Baylor Project.
Clip of The Baylor Project performing their song, "We Swing (The Cypher)", with vocalists Jazzmeia Horn and Dianne Reeves, at the 2023 Jazz Music Awards.
Ensemble Performs "We Swing (The Cypher)"
Clip: 10/9/2024 | 2m 12sVideo has Closed Captions
Clip of The Baylor Project performing their song, "We Swing (The Cypher)", with vocalists Jazzmeia Horn and Dianne Reeves, at the 2023 Jazz Music Awards.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship♪ Why must we swing so hard, sometimes they don't understand ♪ ♪ It's the way we live, the lay of our land ♪ ♪ In everything we do, we got to tell our life story ♪ ♪ It might be the blues or pop, how we rock or hip-hop ♪ ♪ A little bit of church, and don't forget the doo-wop ♪ ♪ That's how we swing ♪ We, we swing (Jean scatting) (upbeat jazz music continues) (Jean continues scatting) ♪ Why do we swing so hard, it's just the cycle of life ♪ ♪ With all its ups and downs, got us spinning around ♪ ♪ We can reach and touch the sky ♪ ♪ With our feet standing on the ground ♪ ♪ From the rhythm of the bush to the souls on the street ♪ ♪ We be tap dancing on your head ♪ ♪ Or break dance like it's Beat Street ♪ ♪ That's how we swing ♪ That's how we swing (Jazzmeia scatting) (upbeat jazz music continues) ♪ Why do we swing so hard, it's the rhythm of life ♪ ♪ It's how we get down the whole world around ♪ ♪ It's a kinda special magic, hard on that melanated sound ♪ ♪ From the rising of the sun to the end of the day ♪ ♪ We be shining like a diamond, that's just our way ♪ ♪ Why do we swing ♪ That's why we swing (Dianne scatting) (upbeat jazz music continues) (Dianne continues scatting) ♪ Hey, yeah (upbeat jazz music continues) (Jean scatting) (upbeat jazz music continues) (Jean continues scatting) (upbeat jazz music continues) (Jazzmeia scatting) (upbeat jazz music continues) (Jazzmeia continues scatting) (upbeat jazz music continues) (Dianne scatting) (upbeat jazz music continues) (Dianne continues scatting) (upbeat jazz music continues)
Braxton Cook Performs "No Doubt"
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Saxaphonist Braxton Cook performs "No Doubt" at the 2023 Jazz Music Awards. (2m 45s)
Lindsey Webster Sings "I Didn't Mean It"
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Lindsey Webster sings "I Didn't Mean It" at the 2023 Jazz Music Awards. (2m 42s)
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