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I love jazz because it moves me and mystifies me like nothing else on earth. I was first exposed to jazz in my mid-teens when I realised I was only listening to rock n’ roll for the solos. I met Herbie Hancock, and I still get goosebumps thinking about it. The best show I ever attended was Wayne Shorter at Barbican Centre (October 2011). The first jazz record I bought was Kind of Blue–sorry, but, no… not sorry at all My advice to new listeners..

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I love jazz because it moves me and mystifies me like nothing else on earth. I was first exposed to jazz in my mid-teens when I realised I was only listening to rock n’ roll for the solos. I met Herbie Hancock, and I still get goosebumps thinking about it. The best show I ever attended was Wayne Shorter at Barbican Centre (October 2011). The first jazz record I bought was Kind of Blue–sorry, but, no… not sorry at all My advice to new listeners... Just. Keep. Listening. I’ve always felt the beauty of jazz is its peerless ability to thrill both the intellect and the instinct simultaneously–all the passion, fire and spontaneity of the rawest, most primal music forms, coupled with as much (or as little!) complexity and virtuosity of any symphony… it is the most ideal form of musical expression–creatively, technically and emotionally.

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By Rob Garratt
Member since: 2018

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