Words matter. These are the best Joseph Jarman Quotes, and they’re great for sharing with your friends.
People doing the kind of sound research that I’m interested in still have a difficult time.
It took me a long time to reach the decision to retire, actually, from the Art Ensemble.
Well, remember that we were all members of the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians.
I’ve been informed by both sides, jazz, western music, Asian music, African music, all sides, because I’ve been interested in the sound of the universe, and that sound is without limit.
When Christopher and Charles passed away, I was completely depressed, I felt rejected and real down, and so Roscoe invited me because he had this spirit of compassion, and we had gone to school together, were friends and everything.
Only here, because of the illusion of intellectualism, our society separates the validity of human expression.
The Vision Festival was packed every night, always has been for the four years it’s been happening.
So, immediately after that, I got a commission to write a piece for chamber orchestra, and in working on the material I discovered it was possible to incorporate the Buddhist teachings into the music, so that’s what I started to do.
People call to keep me abreast of what’s going on.
So all of the music had reference, or is inspired by something of the dharma that I’ve come in contact with.
Well, actually, I don’t consider myself a jazz legend or anything.
I hadn’t been practicing or playing or anything. But that had been a vital part of my life.
In our eyes, heroes, gods, masters do not exist. We love and respect every musician, whether from the past, the future, or… someone who doesn’t yet exist… just as much as birdsong interests us.
You know, Equal Interest played at the Bell Atlantic Jazz Festival Awards and not one musician from that category was even thought of. Even thought of! The idea, that here’s this vital energy, and that element doesn’t even know it exists!
You know, face painting in non-Western cultures is a sign of collectivism, is a sign of one representing the community, it’s not unique at all.
