It is one of the only original American art forms that is built on and executed with soulful creativity and improvisation at the foundation. There is a form or a general direction for each song, but each player has freedom within that structure to play with. Improvisation is the wind that breaths life into the songs of Jazz. There is something especially magical about being on stage with my band playing our jazz songs and really listening to the sounds that are being made by each other. We play while listening in the same instant, swirling together like a choreographed dance of the soul. Well, it might not be that pretty most of the time, in fact sometimes its more like watching a dust storm at the mercy of the wind, but the idea is the same. I lose myself in the moment. I crave the times when I, as a human playing an instrument, melt into the vehicle of the song and become an anonymous part of the whole. It's quite cathartic and energizing. The essence of my being overrides m...
Poster by Brad Askew
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