Jargon is a vocabulary used by a special group or occupational class, usually only partially understood by outsiders. The special vocabularies of medicine, law, banking, science and technology, education, military affairs, sports, and the entertainment world all fall under the heading of jargon. Examples of occupational jargon include such formal technical expressions as perorbital haematoma (black eye, to the layperson), in medicine, and escrow and discount rate, in finance, and informal terms such as liquorice stick (clarinet, among jazz musicians).
Cant, sometimes defined as false or insincere language, also (like argot) refers to the jargon and slang used by thieves and beggars and the underworld. Colourful terms and phrases such as mug (either a police photograph or to attack a victim), payola (graft or blackmail), hooker (prostitute), and to rub out or to blow away (to kill) are examples of cant that eventually became commonly known to, and adopted as slang by, society in general. Some writers reserve the term jargon for technical language. Applied to colourful occupational expressions such as liquorice stick, the concepts of jargon and slang overlap greatly. In general, however, slang is more casual and acceptable to outsiders than jargon.
Slang and cant are more vivid than jargon, with a greater turnover in vocabulary. The special in-group speech of young people and of members of distinct ethnic groups is generally called slang, especially when it is understood by outsiders. Some writers use the term argot in a generalized way that covers cant, in-group slang, and occupational jargon- no uniform terminology has been adopted for these common ways of using language. The term jargon, however, also pertains in general to gibberish and unintelligible language and to over inflated, needlessly technical language. In addition, it can refer to specific dialects resulting from a mix of several languages (as in Chinook Jargon, used by American Indian traders). Research Jargon
Art (Arthur) Blakey was an American Black jazz drummer and leader of the Jazz Messengers band. He was born in 1919 and died in 1990. Research Art Blakey
James Galway is an Irish flutist. He was born in 1939 at Belfast, Northern Ireland. He studied at the Royal College of Music and Guildhall School in London, the Paris Conservatoire, and privately under French virtuoso flutists Jean Pierre Rampal and Marcel Moyse. Between 1961 and 1975 he played in the orchestras of Sadler's WellsOpera, Covent Garden Opera, the London Symphony, the Royal Philharmonic, and the Berlin Philharmonic. In 1975 he launched his career as a concert soloist and made his debut in the USA in 1978. He became widely known through television appearances, an international concert schedule, and recordings ranging from classical and popular music to jazz and folk music. Research James Galway
Daniel Louis Armstrong was a black American jazz musician and singer. He was born in 1900 and died in 1971. He was particularly renowned for his trumpet playing. He first learned to play the cornet in a waifs home in New Orleans, before switching to the trumpet and playing first on Mississippi river boats before forming his own small bands with whom he made some sixty recordings in the 1920s, before leading big bands and appearing in films, including the 1941 'The Birth of the Blues' which had a major influence on Dixieland jazz. Research Louis Armstrong
Nat Adderley (Nathaniel Adderley) was an American musician. He was born in 1932 at Tampa, Florida and died in 2000 of diabetes. A popular jazz musician, he is best known as a cornet player playing with various bands, including the Lionel Hampton band from 1954 to 1955. Research Nat Adderley
Philip Arthur Larkin was a British poet. He was born in 1922 at Coventry and died in 1985. Educated at Oxford on a scholarship, he published his first book of poetry privately in 1945 and in 1946 had his first novel, 'Jill' published. From 1961 to 1971 he was Jazzcritic for the Daily Telegraphnewspaper. Research Philip Larkin
Ronnie Scott was an English jazz musician. He was born in 1927 and died in 1996. He started a club in London, called Ronnie Scott's which promotes English jazz. Research Ronnie Scott
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