Bill Evans, Pat Metheny, Keith Jarrett, Herbie Hancock, Miles Davis, Lyle Mays, Jimmy Smith, Chick Corea, Roy Hargrove (The RH Factor), Joe Zawinul, Brad Mehldau, Hiromi Uehara, Radiohead, Damon Albarn (Gorillaz).
Imagine: You are an North-African immigrant to Spain or a South-American trying to get into US who has not much more than a few suitcases, his ability to work hard, willing to pay with slavery and to do dirty work - work that no inhabitant of the country you want to go to would even think of considering.
You already travelled a far way and left many good friends behind that you maybe never will see again.
You stumble out of the nearly falling apart bus or the smuggler boat, where you had to pay your income of a half year to that grim looking people with hearts of stone - just to take you aboard.
You are sighing gladly that you survived the travel and now take your first steps in your new home country.
And you are soon aware: You are disrespected, treated badly, your woman is seen as a kind of cheap prostitute, other people's children don't want to play with your children.
You are thinking of your former homecountry with feelings of sentimentality and you know there is no hope: you cannot go back...
Thank you so much for the friendship and for the kind words about my music! =o)
If you didn't know this, I just made my professional debut last week! After two years of really hard work, I have now released two solo piano albums. This is a really exciting and important time for me.
Perhaps after listening to more of my music you will decide to pick up a copy of my albums. If you want to hear more, please visit my official website.. it also opened up last week. It is at www.MichaelSamson.com.
I could also use your help to spread the word out! Since I am a new artist.. word of mouth is particularly important for others to discover me.
Anyways, thank you again for your support. Please do stay in touch!
You're so gifted and a great friend who loves the Lord above all!!! Azimuth has been blessed by you and the many songs you helped write will take our next CD to even higher heights! Watch out world!! Thanks bro!!!
