Good imput, 124. Playing sessions or section work where all parts are charted is easy for me, and BORING!

"Creativity" is one of the most misunderstood concepts in the communications business.

The loose interplay...that unspoken communicaton that results in a unique, fulfilling performance Diki describes is, to me, the ultimate.

And, while I understand his humble placement of himself in the array of top jazz players and the difficulty/competitiveness, I'd jump on the bandstand with him in a heartbeat.

Thing is, many players don't really need to be creative to feel fulfilled or to get the job done. Playing a variety of types of music is not always creative. Same thing with some of the top rated photographers and artists I've worked with in my time. Some are good at the mechanics of drawing a perfect picture or setting the lights and camera settings to get EXACTLY what is required. And these "linear thinking" photographers, artists and musicians fill a real need in the world.

But that's not what the folks like Miles Davis of the world do (or did).

To me, the exact tempo big band work of the past would have been like working on an assembly line.

Different strokes, for sure.


Good imput on a subject with no "right" answers, all.


Russ