Man, this post was masterful. As an improvising musician who also plays a lot of familiar music, I recognize this tension between creating familiar moments and unfamiliar moments. I really appreciate your analysis man. And Tosh I love your comment!! Yes!
Sweet peas eaten raw out of the pod are a pure delight.
Big festivals, not so much. I really miss the great small Louisville, KY "Cropped Out Fest", which was always full of artists playing unexpected music, and the people in the audiences there always seemed to appreciate it. It's one of the rare festivals where the attendees truly are interested in the music; I hope they will bring it back eventually.
Great Post and true. But it should be remembered that there's now 30-something stages at Glastonbury and I'm certain there's some musical improvisation happening away from the main stages, like jazz, left-field, theatre and circus, acoustic. For me, the best performances are found in these out of the way venues. There always used to be a lot of jamming happening all over the place, spontaneously, among strangers. I remember Evan Dando missing a scheduled show in 95 because he was jamming elsewhere. It's 20 years since I last went though!
What I know, makes it wonderful, but what I don’t know makes it exceptional
Man, this post was masterful. As an improvising musician who also plays a lot of familiar music, I recognize this tension between creating familiar moments and unfamiliar moments. I really appreciate your analysis man. And Tosh I love your comment!! Yes!
the last two minutes of that greg kelley performance with the piece of sheet metal has blown my mind!
Sweet peas eaten raw out of the pod are a pure delight.
Big festivals, not so much. I really miss the great small Louisville, KY "Cropped Out Fest", which was always full of artists playing unexpected music, and the people in the audiences there always seemed to appreciate it. It's one of the rare festivals where the attendees truly are interested in the music; I hope they will bring it back eventually.
Great Post and true. But it should be remembered that there's now 30-something stages at Glastonbury and I'm certain there's some musical improvisation happening away from the main stages, like jazz, left-field, theatre and circus, acoustic. For me, the best performances are found in these out of the way venues. There always used to be a lot of jamming happening all over the place, spontaneously, among strangers. I remember Evan Dando missing a scheduled show in 95 because he was jamming elsewhere. It's 20 years since I last went though!