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A Master Class in Playing Jazz with Pianist Kenny Werner – part 5 of 16: Playing Outside the Box
Kenny Werner
Jazz pianist Kenny Werner has been recording music since the age of eleven, and has performed with luminaries like Archie Shepp, Joe Lovano, Ron Carter, Charlie Hadde, Randy Brecker as well as Toots Thielemans, with whom Werner has been playing since 1995. His approach to jazz is resolutely non-traditional, being based instead on his own inner sense of what sounds right at the time. His 1996 book “Effortless Mastery,” which articulates his approach to musical and mental preparation, has become a classic among jazz musicians, and has even won disciples from beyond music (such as business leaders and sports figures) who have successfully applied Werner’s principles to their own disciplines. |
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Description: Jazz piano great Kenny Werner argues that too few jazz players play “outside the box,” and goes on to define what the box is, exactly, and what aspiring musicians should be doing to ensure that their playing and their sound is not merely slavish imitation of more established, respected players. Part 5 of 16.
Shoot Date: April 2005 |
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