Joey Alexander - Jazz at Lincoln Center Gala - 2014
Don’t just listen to the notes; listen to what the great jazz artists do to them.
Ted Gioia • How to Listen to Jazz
As the spark of an idea started to build, she sought help from a collaborator, Emily Bear, a 19-year-old composer and musician who had been introduced to the world as a 6-year-old piano prodigy but was hoping to prove herself as more than just a former spectacle for daytime talk shows.
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Jacob Collier Full Masterclass - Mexico City, 11th April 2024
youtube.comDo you know how old I will be by the time I learn to really play the piano?” Yes…the same age you will be if you don't. So let's start. — The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron
Morton is equally ingenious in coordinating the accompaniment, relying on breaks (short two-bar solo statements with the band playing on the first beat of the first bar) and stop-time (a complete solo with the band supporting only on certain beats, in this instance on beats 2 and 4 of each bar).
Ted Gioia • How to Listen to Jazz
legend Clark Terry, who summed up the art of improvising in jazz into three steps: imitation, assimilation, and innovation.