Dmitry Posted November 16, 2017 Report Share Posted November 16, 2017 (edited) The big man is appearing Saturday at Brown University with their world music ensemble. Tomorrow there'll be a screening of a biographical documentary, followed by the Q&A. I'm thinking - Which non-piano musician influenced you the most? -What impression did Thelonious Monk's music leave on you when you first heard it? Edited November 17, 2017 by Dmitry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Gould Posted November 16, 2017 Report Share Posted November 16, 2017 How do you feel about Scientology? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardbopjazz Posted November 16, 2017 Report Share Posted November 16, 2017 How about, How much music did he get to play and develop when he spent time in the Berkshires when he was young. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjzee Posted November 16, 2017 Report Share Posted November 16, 2017 1) How does he think Brooklyn, where he grew up, influenced him? 2) Ask him to speak a little about his cousin, Wynton Kelly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghost of miles Posted November 16, 2017 Report Share Posted November 16, 2017 His creative partnership with Melba Liston. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dmitry Posted November 16, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 16, 2017 3 hours ago, Hardbopjazz said: How about, How much music did he get to play and develop when he spent time in the Berkshires when he was young. I thought he grew up in Brooklyn. On Atlantic Avenue, iirc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardbopjazz Posted November 16, 2017 Report Share Posted November 16, 2017 2 hours ago, Dmitry said: I thought he grew up in Brooklyn. On Atlantic Avenue, iirc. He was born in Brooklyn, but he left to the Berkshires in the late 40's or early 50's because of drugs and other habits. His folks wanted him to not fall into that crowd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dmitry Posted November 16, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 16, 2017 I should re-read the liner notes from the Berkshire Blues... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardbopjazz Posted November 16, 2017 Report Share Posted November 16, 2017 1 hour ago, Dmitry said: I should re-read the liner notes from the Berkshire Blues... He said once in a concert that he found a wealth of music in the Berkshires. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghost of miles Posted November 16, 2017 Report Share Posted November 16, 2017 Here's the web page for a Night Lights show about Weston that includes some brief background: The Randy Weston Songbook Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milestones Posted November 16, 2017 Report Share Posted November 16, 2017 Will he be releasing any small group stuff soon--perhaps a trio with African percussion added, or a small group with T.K. Blue? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgcim Posted November 16, 2017 Report Share Posted November 16, 2017 Ask him why he hates his Blue Moses album so much. Tell him it's my fave LP of his. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milestones Posted November 16, 2017 Report Share Posted November 16, 2017 A for hating that record, two words: electric piano. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted November 17, 2017 Report Share Posted November 17, 2017 Ask when he knew he was going to be tall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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