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**ReneCM** · 11-10-2005, 09:36 AM

Steve, you got everything right in your Kenny Werner story, except for one thing.

There was only 1 person who put up his hand after the "who here masturbates" question. It was bassist Sean Cronin, who had just sprouted his first chin hair the day before.

Mike... I was really just spewing some touchstones that were important to ME, and my development. When I started learning about the protest element of jazz music, a lot of things fell into place for me. I still think it's about a healthy balance of seriousness and having a great sense of humour too. Thats why I always love playing with you... you hear that right away in your playing.

But yeah, my main point was just that the "jazz history" classes I took in school didn't touch on the racial stuff at all. I mean, sure, Teddy Wilson was mentioned with Benny Goodman etc... but I think understanding, say, Coltrane's music as protest music is a valid and interesting angle, one that is worthy of study.

11-10-2005, 09:36 AM	#14
ReneCM Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 453 Senior Member	Steve, you got everything right in your Kenny Werner story, except for one thing. There was only 1 person who put up his hand after the "who here masturbates" question. It was bassist Sean Cronin, who had just sprouted his first chin hair the day before. Mike... I was really just spewing some touchstones that were important to ME, and my development. When I started learning about the protest element of jazz music, a lot of things fell into place for me. I still think it's about a healthy balance of seriousness and having a great sense of humour too. Thats why I always love playing with you... you hear that right away in your playing. But yeah, my main point was just that the "jazz history" classes I took in school didn't touch on the racial stuff at all. I mean, sure, Teddy Wilson was mentioned with Benny Goodman etc... but I think understanding, say, Coltrane's music as protest music is a valid and interesting angle, one that is worthy of study.
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