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In Reply to: How old are you? posted by Ozzie on April 15, 2024 at 08:24:22:
Musical exploration has been fundamental for my entire life and still is. I grew up in Nashville in the 50s/60s/70s, where there was country, bluegrass, Hank, and Elvis. And R&B and hardcore blues via WLAC-AM. I took a diversion to Auburn, AL; sowed some oats in the 70s/80s/90s in San Francisco; and have been enjoying the soundtrack of New Orleans now for 30+ years.
My father was a bebop and post-bop fanatic, and I inherited his record collection which I still play today: Miles, Bird, Mingus, and Trane. Mom was more into opera and symphony, but would swing dance like mad after a drink or two. There was a crazy boho aunt who lived in Italy and hipped me to Stockhausen, Cage, Sun Ra, Monk, and Ornette Coleman. Older brother was a 20 year old college student in '67 and brought the revolution home with him every semester. Older sister was a dancer who worshipped James Brown, Stax, and Motown. And P-Funk, the Wailers, and King Sunny Ade.
To steal a quote from Woody Allen, I suppose you could say I am polymorphously perverse when it come to music: I'm willing to try anything. I think that comes from the potpourri of influences I've had in my musical life. I still try to stay current with what's going on in music. I know it's not for everyone, but I try to keep an open mind.
. . . in theory, practice and theory are the same; in practice, they are different . . .
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