Saturday, February 19, 2011
Sunday, February 13, 2011
Saturday, February 5, 2011
Friday, February 11
In order to prepare, please read the material that was emailed to you (or visit www.cornish.com/library and click on the document at the bottom of the page). Also, consider the following questions:
- How do you know when something/someone is sexy?
- How does social pressure inform your art?
- Is it important to be accepted? What compromises might you make in order to be accepted?
Friday, February 4, 2011
Julian Priester Research Pages
http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=1006
- Were you hesitant about leaving Chicago?
- What was running through your mind at your first show in NYC
- What do find most freeing about spontaneous jazz composition?
- How has working with numerous artists influenced your style/take on music?
- Is there any ONE person that helped launch you into your music career?
- Did you ever think of quitting music?
- Do you feel that going to australia may have taken some opportunities from you that you would not have gained otherwise? If not why?
- Did you ever play solo, or have you always been with the same amounts of people?
- Do you prefer big bands or smaller groups?
- Do you enjoy leading or accompanying more?
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Jazz trombone
Deep End Dance
80's - At the same time, he moved to Seattle and took a teaching post at Cornish College. Of his teaching position, Priester says, “I have the best of both worlds.” He now had the means to settle down and focus on his pursuit of creativity, without sacrificing the performance opportunities available to him worldwide.
He became a member of Dave Holland’s quintet playing a groundbreaking brand of jazz.
Love, Love (1974) and Polarization (1977), for ECM.
This led to more recording with Roach’s ensemble, which most notably included, We Insist! Freedom Now Suite. This recording was an epiphany for Priester. He’d been playing jazz out of his passion for the music, but now witnessed the power of art to affect society’s conscience.
https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhYVp8QmKzYXOewE44YCGn3vJQMx15lEPd3c-MJiEZJrGZ7dtq0Gv_I1wI_KOqqlSrgNYPXv5wJPQLPQ1La2SVqZhIC3qkpH-I6ClUIvhhMuVTEqw37PxOrm9oMbLHQX5M784TeCDV_Rw/s400/PhillyJoeJones_BluesForDracula.jpg
- Were you hesitant about leaving Chicago?
- What was running through your mind at your first show in NYC
- What do find most freeing about spontaneous jazz composition?
- How has working with numerous artists influenced your style/take on music?
- Is there any ONE person that helped launch you into your music career?
- Did you ever think of quitting music?
- Do you feel that going to australia may have taken some opportunities from you that you would not have gained otherwise? If not why?
- Did you ever play solo, or have you always been with the same amounts of people?
- Do you prefer big bands or smaller groups?
- Do you enjoy leading or accompanying more?
-
Jazz trombone
Deep End Dance
80's - At the same time, he moved to Seattle and took a teaching post at Cornish College. Of his teaching position, Priester says, “I have the best of both worlds.” He now had the means to settle down and focus on his pursuit of creativity, without sacrificing the performance opportunities available to him worldwide.
He became a member of Dave Holland’s quintet playing a groundbreaking brand of jazz.
Love, Love (1974) and Polarization (1977), for ECM.
This led to more recording with Roach’s ensemble, which most notably included, We Insist! Freedom Now Suite. This recording was an epiphany for Priester. He’d been playing jazz out of his passion for the music, but now witnessed the power of art to affect society’s conscience.
https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhYVp8QmKzYXOewE44YCGn3vJQMx15lEPd3c-MJiEZJrGZ7dtq0Gv_I1wI_KOqqlSrgNYPXv5wJPQLPQ1La2SVqZhIC3qkpH-I6ClUIvhhMuVTEqw37PxOrm9oMbLHQX5M784TeCDV_Rw/s400/PhillyJoeJones_BluesForDracula.jpg
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