Recently I'm beginning to become disillusioned with my childhood harp
heroes. Last night I heard one of them in concert which was admittedly a
great show. However, it was the same one I'd heard last year, the year
before, and so on going back to when I first heard them ten years ago. And
that seems to be the trend amongst most in my harp pantheon. Yes, they
conceived of great music at one point in time, but they don't continue to
do so, instead replaying the great ideas they (or someone else) thought of
in the past. And even those that do periodically come up with new material
on a CD just rehash it like a jukebox in concert.
So my question is: Where is the *real* creativity? Who are the musicians
that play something fresh every time a harp meets their lips? I certainly
appreciate that the diatonic harp and blues form imposes constraints that
chromatic jazz players do not face. Which is why I'm searching for those
geniuses able to break through these barriers to that zen state of art.
Who can I turn to for inspiration of exciting, dynamic, creative music
that continuously flows into the instrument--in this case, a diatonic
harp?
Ansel
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