Author: MarlboroughMan
Date: 2016-05-16 04:26
The OP asked for Jazz, Johnny. I'm a jazz clarinetist. I told him what it was. If he had asked for "jazzy style show pieces" I wouldn't have even answered.
My audiences can definitely tell if I'm reading, playing from memory, or improvising. They're not as ignorant as you might assume. And by the way, it DOES make a difference when you are creating on the spot, and reacting to the room, and letting the music and the atmosphere and the emotions in the room lead you somewhere special. That matters--it's a matter of sharing, of creating community, of building something with the audience, and some of us give the better part of our lives to it, and sacrifice a heck of a lot to do it, so long as we have breath. I don't call that being a snob. I call it being serious and grateful for my art. You'll never catch me putting down classical music. It's great. But it's not the same, and just because I can respect the one doesn't mean I can't draw differences as to what I work for in the other.
Eric
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The Jazz Clarinet
http://thejazzclarinet.blogspot.com/
Post Edited (2016-05-16 04:44)
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