The essence of business is making a profit. The essence of music is sharing the bounty.
Music is for all.
What are the reason/factors preventing them to absorb and appreciate it?
Here's a story i posted somewhere, sometime.Beautiful story. :-)
A bassist friend of mine used to drive a taxi during months off and he had a passenger, a common guy who works in a farm. It was after milling season and it was a long drive, my friend put on Pat Metheny and as they travelled, the passenger commented."Pare, ano ba yang pinapatugtog mo?"
"ah, Sir, Pat Metheny po yan, bakit po papalitan ko po ba?"
"Hindi. Wag, ang ganda nga. Hindi pa ako nakakarinig ng ganyang musika sa buong buhay ko ah! Pwede ba bilhin ko yang tape mo (read: tape :-D) mo? Sige na, kahit magkano benta mo bibilhin ko ngayon"
Whether we like it or not, media makes or breaks.
Perhaps half the problem is the stereotypical jazz musician's stance, which is hipper-than-thou. The typical jazz musician seems to feel something along the lines of, "eh, t_ngina kang d'masang pipol ka, di mo naman maiintindihan 'tong tinutugtog ko, eh; so why should i bother addressing you at all?".
Doon pa lang, mali na.
Music is music. Jazz, pop, hhhrrrhhhaaahhhkkk hhhehhhnnn hhhrrrhhhoolll, tutupank-tutufunk, kahit ano pa 'yan --- music is music.
And music is for all.
The essence of business is making a profit. The essence of music is sharing the bounty.
Music is for all.
Share the gift, share the love.
Whether D'Masang Pipol choose to partake of the gift is really up to them.
Pero ika nga ni Ogie, "andito ako, umiibig sa'yo...".
Share the gift, share the love.
c",)
the neighbourhood bums gather on the street corner at night, drunk, with their beat up lumanog acoustic, taking turns playing "countdown", "yardbird suite" and then night in tunisia" over kung fu sioktong
very nice thread :-)
i recall deacon_blues posing the question to me in the past-
then what happens when jazz becomes pop? ( i'm hinting at willie revillame proportions!)
your labandera does your clothes while humming "bright size life"...
eat bulaga's main theme is converted to swing...
the neighbourhood bums gather on the street corner at night, drunk, with their beat up lumanog acoustic, taking turns playing "countdown", "yardbird suite" and then night in tunisia" over kung fu sioktong
your neighbors parrot whistles "giant steps" (yari nahhh!!!)
ok, it sounds absurd at first. but when i think about it deeper, in a world where jazz is pop... either human consciousness is raised, or we be cool being outlaws jammin over boom "tarat tarat as a standard :wink:"
the complexity of the art does entail some ear tweaking. as with food, its hard to turn your neighbour onto fusion cuisine. but as with good food, one bite and your hooked :wink:
spread the word!
Nakakataw sbi ng kaibigan k " kaya d sumisikat jazz dto sa pinas kulang sila s pirated n cd's n kumakalat"
In my opinion jazz is u the person within, the heart that translates the notes to emotions and thoughts. There was a time that jazz was a big thing but things go around maybe one day those days will return.
Many ppl are avoiding jazz due to its stigma of technicality and depth that its too much too handle
and analyze. Jazz musicians are a dying breed here due to lack of perserverance to scrutinize its structure the dedication u put to understanding and playing it like the words of my friend " HIRAP TOL AYOKO N MAG ARAL NG JAZZ SOBRA LALIM SK DAMI KAILANGAN INTINDIHIN SK ALA TAB N MABILI" and to all that play's and are student of jazz my hats are off to you, my admiration goes to you for giving us music that we only listen in cd's
Hmmm... Ito ang mga nakikita ko:
1) Jazz and Blues Records - Kaunti lang ang albums pero meron. Kulang ang marketing, kaunti lang din ang record labels na gustong maglabas. Ang dahilan karaniwan na ay mahina ang kita sa pagbenta ng mga gayong uri ng musika.
2) Jazz and Blues Music Venues - Kaunti lang din pero meron. Ang tanong, bakit konti lang din ang naghahanap at nagpupunta?
3) Jazz and Blues Artists - Kaunti lang din pero meron. Ang tanong bakit kaunti lang din ang nakakakilala?
ang musika, gaya ng iba pang sining, ay (dapat) para sa lahat, subalit maaaring hindi maintindihan ng lahat. ang kagandahan ng isang likhang-sining ay hindi lamang nasa likha kundi nasa paraan o proseso rin ng paglikha.
may mga taong nagagandahan sa likha lamang at mayroon ding nahuhumaling sa proseso ng pahlikha.
:-Dgood is jazz...
What more can we say?
'Nuff said - JAZZ IS GOOD.
good is jazz...
Yung BAT Project, parang pahinga 'ata muna. Di pa bumabalik si Koko galing Tibet, eh. Tinuturuan daw niya mag-swing yung mga monk sa Tibet. May finger snap on 2 & 4 na yung mga chant nila.
Huling nabanggit sa 'kin ni Tots, may mga katogs daw silang dalawa ni Koyang na mga bagets. Took two people daw to replace one Koko at ganunpama'y medyo bitin pa rin daw on comparison. Ewan.
'Yung Brass Munkeys nama'y wala po akong ka-alam-alam sa kanila't sa iskaydule nila.
OT
@ Aya Yuson
sir alam nyo po ba san mga gigs ng BAT PROJECT tsaka ng BRASS MUNKEYS?
wala kong makita sa net e.
Unfortunately kukunti nalang ang mga establishment/bars na nagsusuport sa real at tunay na 'alternative' music (hindi yung 'alternative rock or whatever) Kalimitin hindi rin ito sinusuportahan ng mga nanunuod. They would rather listen and see bands that play the music that you hear on the radio..
While a lot of people are discussing the hows and the whys of the local art scene, very very few people really watch the live music, specially jazz music. Puro na lang plano (i will watch or sayang hindi ako nakapunta, maraming ginagawa kasi ...etc etc) . Most of the time, halos wala talagang nanunuod.. And then pag wala na.. people will ask what..... tsk tsk...
As it has always been, as it shall always be, Nancy Brew.
Art is never for all. And if it's for all, 't'ain't art.
But you know what? When you do it for the right reasons --- when Music itself is its own reward --- you will be taken care of.
Find your diamond, hone it tirelessly, and the Universe conspires.
Even now, when my hands haven't been performing as they've been trained to, i know this to be true. Even now --- when i hear the notes oh-so-clearly, feel the spirit filling every fiber, but am saddled with a spinal injury which leaves me with almost no tactile sensation in my hands and greatly lessened digital dexterity --- even now i would stake my life on my faith that this is true.
When your soul sings The Song, The Universe conspires.
And nothing can ever stand in its way.
Love is the absence of fear. Fear none, love all.
Keep the faith.
c",)
Thanks bogs.
It wears one down at times, yet we just have to keep pushing, despite the odds.
Indeed, the reward is in the creation itself. Whatever comes as consequence, be it a break or a few filled souls, are but bonuses. It is what drove the countless hours of gigging for a empty bars, and it will still be the force that keeps us in check why we do what we do.
You've reminded me of the book i read years back, THE ARTIST's WAY.
Jump, and the net will appear. Take a step and the universe steps with you.
Sing, and the universe truly conspires.
Tuloy ang togs. :-D
kung mahirap ako syempre uunahin ko muna pambili ng pagkain ko kesa makining sa jazz... :|
mismo. heheheheee..jazz o ulcer? :-D