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Until yesterday, Mulgrew Miller was a living legend in the jazz community. Sadly, due to a stroke, he now is a legend.
One of my favorite recordings is Joe Lovano’s Tenor Legacy, featuring Joshua Redman. I think that was the first place I heard Mulgrew’s playing. I was a junior in high school at the time.
I want to share a short video of Mulgrew talking to a room full of young would-be jazz musicians because I believe it stresses a crucial point too often overlooked in today’s crop of young players: learning the language that history has provided us.
I’m hearing a lot of chatter from people I know at colleges that kids in “jazz” programs today are graduating saying things like “I don’t really play standards. I’m more of a Aaron Parks/Christian Scott vibe.” While I don’t know Christian, I know Aaron Parks can play the [word that rhymes with 'yuck' but starts with 'f'] out of some standards!!!
You gotta know your history, people! And if you want to be a great improviser, you need to know how to swing and PLAY [that word from earlier but add 'ING'] TUNES!!!
I’m nobody, you don’t have to take it from me, but learn from a legend, who sadly, passed away yesterday:
Full post and Mulgrew's video here
One of my favorite recordings is Joe Lovano’s Tenor Legacy, featuring Joshua Redman. I think that was the first place I heard Mulgrew’s playing. I was a junior in high school at the time.
I want to share a short video of Mulgrew talking to a room full of young would-be jazz musicians because I believe it stresses a crucial point too often overlooked in today’s crop of young players: learning the language that history has provided us.
I’m hearing a lot of chatter from people I know at colleges that kids in “jazz” programs today are graduating saying things like “I don’t really play standards. I’m more of a Aaron Parks/Christian Scott vibe.” While I don’t know Christian, I know Aaron Parks can play the [word that rhymes with 'yuck' but starts with 'f'] out of some standards!!!
You gotta know your history, people! And if you want to be a great improviser, you need to know how to swing and PLAY [that word from earlier but add 'ING'] TUNES!!!
I’m nobody, you don’t have to take it from me, but learn from a legend, who sadly, passed away yesterday:
Full post and Mulgrew's video here