I'm super lucky because I get to sing with some exceptional and delightful musicians: Randy Halberstadt, Bill Anschell, Darin Clendenin, Clipper Anderson, Doug Miller, Steve Korn and Marco de Carvalho. I hope I'm not forgetting anyone.
Influences
God, where to begin? Well, certainly my wonderful teacher, Greta Matassa. Of course there's Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan, Nancy Wilson and Anita O'Day. I'm also a huge fan of Joni Mitchell. Other jazz favorites are Miles Davis, Chucho Valdez, Danilo Perez and Bill Evans. Growing up, I was also influenced by Peter Townsend, Todd Rundgren, Daryl Hall and The Ramones. There are many more.
Sounds Like
Hell, I don't know. Hopefully not like Mr. T. or Mrs. Miller. (Does anyone know who she is?)
After a few years of belting it out in various and sundry blues bands, I decided to jump into jazz. My band had died a particularly horrible death, and I needed a productive way to lick my musical wounds. I started studying with the great Greta Matassa, and after day one, my world was rocked forever.
The jazz adventure has been hard and tough and wonderful. Switching from blues to jazz is a little like going from playing ice hockey to figure skating. It's been a lot of work.....refinement doesn't come easy for a basic goober like me.....but it's also been a kind of heaven. The synergy is the thing. When a tune is really cooking, there's this buzz between the players that can be incredibly powerful and euphoric. It's light years better than any dope ever.
I used to try for perfection, pounding away at a tune with technique in a misguided effort to sing it flawlessly. (yeah right...) That was an unhelpful and ultimately useless mindset. I was missing the point. Thankfully, my perspective has changed, however. What I find is that jazz is a big, FUN, messy conglomoration of everything. It's wild and sophisticated. Sometimes you nail the tune and surprise yourself by the thrill & beauty of it. Other times, you crash so badly you just want to crawl under a rock. Tasty improvisation happens right alongside the farts and bleeps. For me, jazz is all of it. You can't have fabulous moments without the flops too. It's unpredictable. It's amazing. It's ethereal. And the best way for me to approach it is with a sense of wonder and a playful spirit. Every day, jazz is teaching me something.
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WORD OF THE WEEK (6/17-6/24) IS "JIVE"
1. Noun. Jazz slang from the 1930s and 40s. The language of swing musicians and fans. Cab Calloway produced the "hepster dictionaries" which he gave away free with his recordings at the time.
2. Noun. A partner dance from the 1950s based on a 6-count pattern. A watered down descendent of the more complex dance, The Lindy Hop.
3. Verb. To portray the rhythm of your soul through your movements; rhythm based bodily movements; dance
"We were down at the club all night jivin' with friends."
Much Love From Camp G Always! Thanks for commin' with me to my new page! Have a great week. - Jake Glasgow (Mister G)
WORD OF THE WEEK (6/3-6/10) IS "GRAVY"
adj.
1. A word used for "it's good, great or delicious."
2. Something that is without hassle or without a problem.
The word gravy is most often used with laid back undertones and usually is not used to describe something exciting or in an exclamatory way.
A college student might say: "Only one more exam to go, so the rest of this semester will be gravy."
Keepin'the words and tunes flowin'for ya. Thanks for commin' with me to my new page! - Jake Glasgow (Mister G)
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WORD OF THE WEEK (5/4-5/21) IS: "CREATIVITY"
1.The use of the imagination or original ideas, esp. in the production of an artistic work.
2. Use your mind to bring (something) new into existence.
3. Something the world can never have enough of.
Love and Respect from Camp G. Have a great week! - Your Friend, Jake Glasgow (Mister G)
Hey ya! I'm on now - trying to round up a new group of friends!!!! That's what myspace is good for - when you get sick of the old ones . . . go out & get some new ones. Mark has a lot of dead friends but I guess they're not much trouble! XOXOXO foofoo
WORD OF THE WEEK (4/15-4/22) IS: "BUMPIN'"
1. A term used for music when played at a pleasantly high volume. - "The bass on that track is bumpin'!"
2. A complimentary adjective, good to use in almost any situation. - "Wow, that song was bumpin'!" - "This party is bumpin'!" - "Look at that girl, her outfit is bumpin'!"
All the best from Camp G, always. Have a great week. - Jake Glasgow (Mister G)
1. To understand fully: "I dig what you're sayin'"
2. To like, enjoy, or appreciate: "They really dig our music and, daddy, I dig swinging for 'em." - Louis Armstrong
3. To take notice of: "Wow! I totally dig what she is wearin'!."
**In its slang sense of "To enjoy," dig is one of the many words and expressions developed by musicians. Like "Cool," it is first recorded in 1930s jazz circles...much more about this word at my page.
Have a great week! Much Luv From Camp G - Jake Glasgow (Mister G)
Just noticed on your blog that you're reading "The Bear Comes Home", one of my all-time favorite books! His descriptions of the act of improvising are about as spot-on as any I've read. And if you haven't gotten there yet, you're in for one hell of a sex scene...doesn't even matter that it's between a bear and a woman!
Thanks for the gig at Tutta Bella last night. Josh and I had a great time, and hope to see you again soon, there or elsewhere.
Come sing with us at Caffe Bella on the 16th or at Egan's on Jan. 5.
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