Jazz!

Windelkron

<div class="IPBDescription">Anyone here listen to it?</div> Anyone here listen to jazz, or play a jazz instrument? (OK, that's prejudiced, I heard of jazz oboe once <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo-->)

What instrument do you play? Who's your favorite jazz musician? How do you feel about the way jazz is going (into the very experimental/"fusion" genre)?

Well I'll answer my own questions. I play the alto sax, I have not grown up in a bluesy upbringing so I don't really have the everyday musical language background; but I really want to learn how to improv really well, so I'm working it.

My favorite jazz musician has got to be either John Coltrane (omg) or Lee Morgan (omg). They're awesome. I don't really like the experimental/fusion tact that jazz has been taking; I had only been listening to some of Coltrane's later stuff (not totally far out, but the stuff he wrote when he was getting there) and then I took out his album "Blue Train." That totally changed my view of jazz... it's old-style bebop (according to my sister who knows more about jazz than me). I couldn't stop listening to Lee Morgan's freaking <b>AWESOME</b> solos.

Well anyway, you?

Sirus

I like EVERY kind of music except Rap and Country. The 2 plagues of society =D

Nemesis_Zero

I <i>love</i> Jazz, although I'm absolutely untalented with any kind of instrument.

My favorite artists would be Pat Metheny and (although I'll get a funny look from most people for this) Yoko Kanno.

humbaba

Im in to jazz quite a bit. I also like Coltrane. I listen to a little bit of Dizzy Gillespie, Miles Davis . . . hmmmm. A bit of Pat Metheny and some Cab Calloway.

Dezmodium

Jazz is good. Don't really listen to it though.

I play bass:

I gots me an ESP f-205. Bought it brand new for $300($700+ value). It plays like a dream. (mine is silver with black accesories)

RhoadsToNowhere

I'm a little bit familiar with jazz, I played alto sax for my high school's jazz band for half a year or so. I'd say my favorite artist would either be Miles Davis or Thelonious Monk (just because he's so weird). A bit partial to Duke Ellington, too.

Dezmodium

Does Amon Tobin count as jazz?<!--emo&???--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/confused.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='confused.gif'><!--endemo-->


(Ohhh I listen to lots of zappa. <!--emo&;)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/wink.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wink.gif'><!--endemo--> <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo--> <!--emo&???--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/confused.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='confused.gif'><!--endemo--> )