Re: [Harp-L] Improvising

[Seth Galitzer <sethgali@xxxxxxxxx>]

Just goes to show you can always learn something from a good musician, 
no matter what instrument they play.  And when you're both playing at 
the same level and really listening to eachother, it can be magical (not 
to mention a lot of fun).

Seth

Tim Moyer wrote:
> Robert Paparozzi wrote:
> > a good soloist must learn to tell a story it has to 
> > build and have phrases and dymanics as well. 
>
> I had a gig last night with the jazz band, the first "official" gig 
> with our new sax player. We've jammed together a few times and felt the 
> potential chemistry, but last night we plumbed the depths! I feel like 
> I learned so much from that one experience. We started out trading 
> solos and playing harmonies, and by the end of the night while trading 
> eights and trading fours we were building on each other's phrases and 
> tempos. It was almost a religious experience for me. I was even 
> throwing in odd overblow squeals to sound like the squealing sax from 
> time to time. 
>
> For me it really brought life to this comment from Rob: indeed, tell a 
> story, and build it using phrasing and dynamics. It helps a lot to have 
> other really talented musicians to build the story with you! 
>
> -tim


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