It's A Shame That Jazz Is Now

1962 To 1965, Where Suddenly The Guitar Became This Icon Of Youth Culture All Over The World, Thanks Mostly To The Beatles. Add To That, That I Saw A Hard Day's Night 12 Or 13 Times, And That The Guitar Was The One Instrument That My Parents Absolutely Refused To Let In The House. So You Add It Up And See That Irresistible Forces Led Me To The Guitar.

The Unity Band Project Has Been Life-changing For Me. I Have Led Many Groups Of Talented Musicians, But This Is Unlike Anything Else.

Avant-garde, Jazz, Pop, Classical, Country And Western, Rock, Free, Straight-ahead, Etc. Are Ultimately Meaningless Terms In The Face Of The Music Being Discussed At Best - At Worst, Those Terms Often Serve As Code Words For What Is In Fact A Cultural / Political Discussion More Than A Musical One.

I Just Have Never Seen Anyone Build Anything Significant In Any Field Without Having A Deep And Detailed Sense Of What They Are Building On.

...to Me If It's Anything, Jazz Is A Verb-it's More Like A Process Than It Is A Thing.