Let the music paint a picture for you, or let it remind you of a place you've been. Or a person you know, or a feeling you've had. Be as creative as you can be.
When we're playing, we're not thinking, we're creating and reacting as instinctually as possible. But afterwards, the music becomes something more familiar, something we know or we can relate to. For me, an atmosphere is being created, a three dimensional space in sound. The landscape is as abstract as the music suggests, with swirling colors, varying textures, and myriad depths. With hindsight and repeat listening, the music might make more concrete suggestions. But for now, relax, let go, and let it become something for you.
I seem to always have a show at Cornelia Street Cafe, NYC, right around my birthday. It's a nice place to play, and a good hang. The bartender bought my whiskey.
This trio has been playing together for almost two years, and it is so much fun. When I wrote the song, it grew out of the opening motif very naturally. I clearly heard these two contrasting colors, a very bright and open sounding declaration, followed by a deep and dark sounding response. The second half of the suite is connected to the first by a solo drum interlude, and is kindof like an exposition, a dialogue discussing everything that happened before. The ending finds everything winding down, like small lights going off, and everyone leaving the room.
This was the second song we played at Cornelia St. Cafe, in NYC. By the time we finished, we managed to clear a table of tourists who were a little unprepared for the music they would be listening to. I think they were expecting a blues band. Oh well.
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