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Food for Thought (#10)

Posted by on Jun 26 2009 | Food For Thought, Inspirational, Songtaneous

jaleel shaw holding out saxophone with one hand (black and white)

“I think community is important.
Especially when it comes to music.”
— Jaleel Shaw, alto saxophonist

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It’s kind of cool that I keep finding artists who see (and say) what I see. The quote above is from a  post by Shaw on his blog. He goes on to say:

“I think [a sense of community] is one of the first things I found myself learning/experiencing when I began playing music. By performing, I learned how to interact with, not only other musicians, but also with an audience.

I think it’s an amazing way for a group of people to get to know, understand, and trust one another.”

So do I. (*smile*)

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Food for Thought (#7)

Posted by on Jun 19 2009 | Food For Thought, Songtaneous

“To me, the greatest thing in jazz music is for all of us to be kind of spontaneously composing together, to take something somewhere and take the audience with us. That’s like the pinnacle.” — Fred Hersch

Right said, Fred.

(from “In Conversation with Fred Hersch” by Ted Panken)

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Food for Thought (#6)

Posted by on Jun 12 2009 | Food For Thought, Listening, Songtaneous

“Let your soul do the singing.” — Ma Rainey (to Billie Holiday)

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So, out of curiosity, I decided to pay attention to the songs I found myself singing this week. Not the songs I was practicing or learning. Not the songs I decided to sing.

No, the other ones. You know, the ones you’re humming (not so) quietly when someone says to you “Are you singing?” (Hmmm … Maybe this only happens to me? *smile*)

Here’s the list. (Let’s not read too much into it, okay?)

Happy Friday!

(I apologize if you are unable to stop humming these ditties today. *smile*)

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