[Wagspdx]

Great video on jazz improv, sorry no sax.

http://www.ted.com/talks/stefon_harris_there_are_no_mistakes_on_the_bandstand.html

 

[eugeneherman]

Tasty set they had... Nice stuff!

 

[Treeblast]

This is exactly the way that I view music, if only more people around me would too...

 

[Wade Cornell]

Sooo good! I wish that every jazz musician who thinks they have to play "standards" would see/hear and take this in. Jazz is only dead if you are continually playing music that's not relevant, not in the moment, and a bunch of techno/ego based expositions based on solos that do nothing more than show off one's chops. The audience doesn't care. They want music. These guys in this video play music in the moment as a group who practice vital dynamic improvisation.

Thanks Wagspdx, should be required viewing/listening for all.

 

[MartinMusicMan]

Should be required viewing for all those jazzers who think free jazz is a crock.

 

[Tony5175]

Thank you for posting!! I really enjoy the music and his talk.

 

[ikbtops]

Excellent! Thanks!

 

[Bubba06]

Wow! That was a great watch.

Besides all of the points he made, what really amazed me about all of them was their ears.

-Bubba-