All About Jazz! – Recreation
All About Jazz!
Colin DCruz
Q. What is the difference between a pizza and a jazz musician
A. A pizza can feed a family of four!
What is it about jazz that makes a jazz musician stick to a form of music that A&R managers have scientifically and suspiciously proven to be a musicians surest route to death by starvation
One good reason would be the fact that jazz allows me to be myself as opposed to pop that wants me to be Madonna. I would rather be me than strut onstage wearing conical jocks. I remember a male indipop album released by some genius A&R manager, titled mai bhi Madonna im Madonna too. Jazz as you will see, and if youve heard about mai bhi Madonna, helps me retain my individuality and whats left of my sanity in this big mad world of music marketing. Jazz, the most open, alive and evolving form of music, is the medium i choose to communicate and express myself musically. I know a lot of people in the audience may not understand my intense shoobee-doo-wop, shoobee-doobee-doo-wop and emotive twidlee-didlee, didlee-doo-dah along with some sensitive chaka-chaka, shaka-dish-boom-thaak. But theres always the few who can feel what they cant figure. Most of the time the message i communicate may read hey brother, how about a loan..im broke again but when i have someone in the audience enjoying my music, i become a millionaire.
About The Author
The author is a jazz bassplayer from India, review some of his bands at http://www.hullocheck.com
colinbassman@yahoo.com
Jazz Yatra – Recreation
Jazz Yatra
Colin DCruz
Jazz is arguably the most argumentative form of music even has diminished and argumented chords. So at the outset let me present my side of the argument. Jazz is musical improvisation, right Indian classical music is improvisation, still right Granted Indian music does not have the harmonies of the west. But the keyword here is improvisation and not harmony, absolutely right Indian classical music has been around for more than two thousand years. The Americans discovered Jazz less than a hundred years ago. Right then, now that we have established India as the birth place of Jazz lets head for the Indian Jazz Yatra.
Surfacing on day one are the cats kangaroos from down under. Jamie Oehlers Quintet and the Perth Jazz Orchestra. Jamie opens. Good band. Great Jazz. Jamie and the boys are jammin
Jazz Goa – Recreation
Jazz Goa
Jazz Goa
Jazz Goa is formed by a group of musicians and music lovers to promote jazz in and out of Goa. The clubs principal aim is to improve the lot and provide an organised platform for local as well as visiting international jazz musicians. Goa has always been a favoured chillout destination for some of the worlds greatest jazz musicians. Beautiful surroundings, peaceful laidback lifestyle and the peoples genuine warmth and hospitality has made Goa an inspirational paradise for creative artistes from all over the world. Jazz Goa will play host to visiting jazz musicians offering them opportunities to perform in informal jam sessions as well as full fledged concerts and professional gigs at various venues in Goa that feature live jazz.
Jazz currently has a niche audience in Goa and one of Jazz Goas goals is to broaden the listener base by encouraging general music lovers to experience and enjoy the magic of spontaneously improvised music through workshops and interactive sessions with performers. Spontaneous improvisation are the keywords to jazz and very often jazz musicians create some of the most memorable music in live performance as opposed to recordings produced in clinical studio sessions. Future plans of Jazz Goa includes releasing live recordings of selected performances in Goa, sourcing corporate sponsorship to launch deserving local jazz musicians at an international level and scholorships to finance talented youngsters who would like to study jazz at some of the worlds best institutes. Most importantly, with current trends of canned music being peddled as live music, Jazz Goa hopes to keep live music alive in Goa! for more information about Jazz Goa please visit www.jazzgoa.com
About The Author
Jazz Goa-the new jazz club in Goa!
www.jazzgoa.com
jazzgoa@yahoo.com