Rick, is Adam Neely on your radar? I've become quite the fan and have often thought of you while watching his vids.
He speaks against the practice of "vibing" other musicians, which I have learned doesn't mean the same thing in New York that it did in Austin.
Jazz impresses me more and more and I think I see why it inherited a certain arrogance. It's the music of a marginalized people who used it to become aggressively excellent. like "This shit is difficult to play and difficult to listen to but we will do it so damn well you will be forced to acknowledge its artistry" and people did. I learned that Miles was a big fan of Picasso and I can totally see why. Still getting that tude from suburban Jazz School grads is off-putting.
I've always felt there was this weird parallel between Jazzers and Surfers. In Skiing, the rules are absolute you are responsible for everyone on the mountain less skilled than you are but in surfing, as a noob, it's on you to stay out of everyone's way, which is kinda scary when you're just learning to paddle out effectively. I asked a surfer about this once and his response was telling "Bro *our* mountain moves!" I think that's the Jazz attitude
too. Their mountain moves.
He speaks against the practice of "vibing" other musicians, which I have learned doesn't mean the same thing in New York that it did in Austin.
Jazz impresses me more and more and I think I see why it inherited a certain arrogance. It's the music of a marginalized people who used it to become aggressively excellent. like "This shit is difficult to play and difficult to listen to but we will do it so damn well you will be forced to acknowledge its artistry" and people did. I learned that Miles was a big fan of Picasso and I can totally see why. Still getting that tude from suburban Jazz School grads is off-putting.
I've always felt there was this weird parallel between Jazzers and Surfers. In Skiing, the rules are absolute you are responsible for everyone on the mountain less skilled than you are but in surfing, as a noob, it's on you to stay out of everyone's way, which is kinda scary when you're just learning to paddle out effectively. I asked a surfer about this once and his response was telling "Bro *our* mountain moves!" I think that's the Jazz attitude
too. Their mountain moves.