Wade Cornell
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Here's a video that should be mandatory viewing:
http://www.ted.com/talks/stefon_harris_there_are_no_mistakes_on_the_bandstand.html
This is beautiful music that is collectively improvised. Most of us are not up to this standard (yet), but it gives a purpose and direction some may be looking for. The point is that here are very high quality/caliber musicians of today that are NOT playing standards. They are improvising 100% fresh ideas and giving their audience pure music that's not just a bunch of ego trip solos that are cut and paste regurgitated riffs and arpeggios.
If there is a future for Jazz I think these guys are pointing in a mighty fine direction. There's certainly no future in playing "standards" that nobody except the musicians (and a few folks over 75) know. No sax in this group, but there could just as well have been if they had the right attitude.
http://www.ted.com/talks/stefon_harris_there_are_no_mistakes_on_the_bandstand.html
This is beautiful music that is collectively improvised. Most of us are not up to this standard (yet), but it gives a purpose and direction some may be looking for. The point is that here are very high quality/caliber musicians of today that are NOT playing standards. They are improvising 100% fresh ideas and giving their audience pure music that's not just a bunch of ego trip solos that are cut and paste regurgitated riffs and arpeggios.
If there is a future for Jazz I think these guys are pointing in a mighty fine direction. There's certainly no future in playing "standards" that nobody except the musicians (and a few folks over 75) know. No sax in this group, but there could just as well have been if they had the right attitude.