Tatum, Werner, and music psychology: a perfect cocktail
I just stumbled across this nifty video on the internets:
It feels so coincidentally tailored to my passions for a number of reasons:
1. I am generally interested in the wisdom that Kenny Werner offers to musicians.
2. Herein, Kenny tells a famous story about Art Tatum, whom I have made a deep study of through my work at Zenph Studios.
3. I had never connected the two together in such a telling way (Art Tatum as a good example of playing fearlessly, and as a bad example of something to think about before you give a solo piano recital…).
Enjoy!
March 1st, 2009 at 7:20 pm
There is a book – O Arqueiro Zen – maybe in English the “Zen Archer” that is
about this attitude of non thinking and letting go – and also the infinite ours of
practicing, but you probably know it already.
kisses
Léa
March 1st, 2009 at 10:42 pm
Hey Lea! In English the book is called Zen in the Art of Archery. I personally haven’t read it (or the many other books that follow the same theme, such as Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance), but you’re absolutely right to point out that the “letting go” attitude toward life and creativity can be found in many places.