Re: Attitudes to instruments/loopers (Derek Bailey)

[Jeff Kaiser <loopersdelight@pfmentum.com>]

One of my favorite reviews (LA Weekly's Greg Burk) said this: "Jeff 
Kaiser's trumpet is nearly incidental to his overall concept"......

That actually made me happy.

It seem's that many people's musical identities are tied to their 
instrument....but what really counts is the music....and the source of 
that (in a player) is always internal, away from the instrument....


Jeff Kaiser
http://www.JeffKaiser.com
pfMENTUM.com • AngryVegan.com

On Aug 9, 2006, at 10:50 AM, a k butler wrote:

> Kris wrote:
>> This is because I consider improvisation not just something 
>> inextricably tied to music, but a way of life and approaching the 
>> world, both physically and intellectually.  I'd rather have the 
>> improv music be defined by my own creativity and mind rather than the 
>> instrument.
>
> The instrument is a set of unrealised possibilities,
> just waiting to be unlocked by a creative person.
>
> Whether the instrument is a guitar, a hand-drum, a looping device or 
> just the stuff in your head.
>
> ( ah... that'll get him going :-)
>
> andybutler