Ken, of course you don't get jazz, you're an engineer. Jazz represents the
refutation of all the principles you have had since at least college.
Engineers are focused, organized people who live by rules constantly and
faithfully without exception. I have had a great interest in jazz since Jr.
High, and my father, an engineer, could never understand it. His favorites
were Glenn Miller and Lawrence Welk, now that's engineer music.
Jazz musicians, OTOH, improvise. They enter a solo with only the slightest
thought of what they will do, and will often do things that surprise even
themselves. Not engineers!
-----Original Message-----
From: ChrisB
Sent: Monday, July 06, 2015 1:03 PM
To: Olympus Camera Discussion
Subject: Re: [OM] PESO: bad photo? - just print it big
I agree, Ken. And whatever they play, your daughters will surely benefit
from the performances and their bands in many different ways. My younger
son had a band for several years (“Heroes of a Ghost Town”) and although it
was never a big name, he loved the experience of public performance. And it
did him, someone who suffers from dyslexia, a power of good in gaining him
confidence and self-esteem.
It also got him his first long-term job, as a creative with Apple.
Chris
On 6 Jul 2015, at 17:05, Ken Norton <ken@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I’m afraid that I don’t get jazz. I’ve listened to many pieces by
several
famous and well-regarded artists and neither understand nor like jazz any
better.
It depends on so many factors. My daughters have been involved in
high-school jazz competition for the past four years or so. I will
admit that about 3/4 of the songs leave me cold, but it's that 1/4 you
live for. When they nail it, it's a thing of beauty. I'm not slamming
the bands themselves, but the music itself is a yawner.
DD#1 is heading off to college and the college she's going to doesn't
have a jazz band. She's a little bummed about that, but she's looking
forward to playing bass in other style bands. DD#2 has one year left
of high-school and will likely participate in all the state and
regional invitationals as she's one of the best jazz piano players in
the state right now on the high-school level. They both were involved
in the state invitational this year and got major solo parts on
extremely complex pieces.
But that bands that compete in high-school and college follow the "big
band" style of instrumentation and presentation. Professional jazz
bands are usually small 5-piece type of club performers that are
extremely talented musicians playing horrible music.
Or some variation of the Grateful Dead.
--
_________________________________________________________________
Options: http://lists.thomasclausen.net/mailman/listinfo/olympus
Archives: http://lists.thomasclausen.net/mailman/private/olympus/
Themed Olympus Photo Exhibition: http://www.tope.nl/
--
_________________________________________________________________
Options: http://lists.thomasclausen.net/mailman/listinfo/olympus
Archives: http://lists.thomasclausen.net/mailman/private/olympus/
Themed Olympus Photo Exhibition: http://www.tope.nl/
|