tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-694480735393172006.post2847072786758668462..comments2023-09-30T06:09:28.429-05:00Comments on Plastic Sax: Confirmation: Weekly News & NotesHappy In Baghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03325328547476858000noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-694480735393172006.post-75582266868295837242009-08-27T21:48:42.909-05:002009-08-27T21:48:42.909-05:00I absolutely would agree however imagine getting i...I absolutely would agree however imagine getting into a passionate discussion with someone (we all have at some point)who is not informed on a topic or is speaking on a purely emotional level. After awhile, it would be hard to take them seriously.<br /><br />Jeff Harshbarger is a guy that can play at the highest level in any style of music. I'm not sure we can say the same about some of his experimental colleagues.<br /><br />Wynton is not a sacred cow however I heard him say that music in his opinion has to be organized sound.<br /><br />Thanks for the forumAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-694480735393172006.post-64930013061197184392009-08-27T18:46:14.815-05:002009-08-27T18:46:14.815-05:00I'm flattered, Anon, that you took the time to...I'm flattered, Anon, that you took the time to comment at Plastic Sax. Contributions like yours are invaluable. Would you agree, however, with my assertion that the ability to convey thoughts, emotions and ideas, even when expressed with poor "technique, tone and fundamentals," is the most essential component of music?Happy In Baghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03325328547476858000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-694480735393172006.post-73105554351312227782009-08-27T12:08:26.300-05:002009-08-27T12:08:26.300-05:00Experimental music and free playing takes alot of ...Experimental music and free playing takes alot of discipline to perform. Having had the opportunity to study experimental playing with Dave Holland, Kenny Wheeler and Muhal Richard Abrams and knowing alot of experimental players, it is safe to say that the majority of them are mediocre technicians on their instruments and not fundamentally sound.<br /><br />You should be able to play inside the changes before you can play outside.<br /><br />New music is awesome but not as an excuse for bad technique, tone and fundamentals.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-694480735393172006.post-9739305638710786952009-08-26T16:15:20.651-05:002009-08-26T16:15:20.651-05:00Your occasional comments at Plastic Sax thrill me,...Your occasional comments at Plastic Sax thrill me, Janette, because you're precisely the sort of person the jazz scene so desperately needs. (Click Janette's name to see what I mean, Plastic Sax readers.)<br /><br />And yeah, Mark Southerland does some really cool stuff.Happy In Baghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03325328547476858000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-694480735393172006.post-61696113854579266142009-08-26T15:50:05.679-05:002009-08-26T15:50:05.679-05:00I've got another update for you! Last Thursday...I've got another update for you! Last Thursday night there was a TEDx event held at the Nelson, where Mark Southerland and the Urban Noise Project gave an incredible performance. (It was about 20 minutes long, part of an evening of multiple presentations.) The video will soon be online through TED.com, and I'll be sure to share it with you when it's available. <br /><br />I'm a lay and casual KC jazz observer, but this blew me away and made me very excited for the experimentation happening out there! <br /><br />Thanks again for what you do here --Janettehttp://fashionlovespeople.com/noreply@blogger.com