having a good attitude
it seems there is a correlation between being a nice good person and playing good jazz. if you are selfish and arrogant you might only play to make yourself look good, which seems to lead to not playing really good meaningful music. eg yo might just try to play fast all the time
on the other hand if you are humble and honest it seems like you will listen properly and might make really good music.
on the other hand i suppose there were many good musicians who are nitwits.
what do people think about this?
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by Scot Ranney on 06/08/2008, 07:53
keith jarrett, dunno maybe he might not be that nice a person, but watching him play on dvd i always get the feeling that he is playing with a very honest and humble attitude...he obviously really listens hard...i don't think you can play stuff like the koln concert without having a certain sense of virtue and humility about you
there's a difference between being a nice guy and handling extremely stressful situation.
my friend's real nice, but he turns real bad as soon as someone cuts him off on the street. he doesn't handle stress all that well...
it may shed some light on this thread...
and unfortunately i spent to much of my money on things like berkely college of music instead of on tight leather clothes.
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