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Jazz Musings
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Jazz Speak
Published: October 2003 -
Central PA FOJ Newsletter
Story: Lee Swartz,
Central PA Friends of Jazz, President |
Jazz Speak performed with
George Coleman at the Hilton Towers, Harrisburg, PA on September 14,
2003. The September concert was a grand opening for the seven
Fall-Winter Concert series. We are particularly indebted to the
opening act- Jazz Speak. These young musicians have formed a group
that presents a futuristic approach in an unobtrusive manner which is
anything but harsh. It gives us the opportunity to realize that the
continued development of our music is not a bad thing when the
musicians are serious about their art. This is not to say there is a
disregard for the past....This music was original and yet I felt that
just as Newton admitted that he stood on the shoulders of Galileo,
this group took the best principles from another age and developed
within them a new set of rules. Not "free jazz" but was
structured within a well-developed yet imaginative mind stimulating
style that gives the listener the opportunity to expand his or her
horizons of appreciation. Their music flowed with the saxophonist
(Ryan Kauffman) playing melodies which while heretofore unknown were
at the same time pleasant and provocative. Jazz Speak, which eagerly
performed on short-notice should hold a special place in the future
among the great bands emerging from Central Pennsylvania. |
