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Aaron

This will be our reply to violence: to make music more intensely, more beautifully, more devotedly t

About Me

"My goal . . . is to uplift people as much as I can, to inspire them to realize more and more their capacities for living meaningful lives, because there is certainly meaning to life" ~ John Coltrane.Me, I'm just some kid who plays sax. . . I strive for more, but that's it, sorry to disappoint.

My Interests

"Jaga Jazzist ~ Oslo Skyline"

I'd like to meet:

I want to meet anyone who is willing to step out of their own confines and attempt something new. People who smile just because. People who get carried away by what they love.

Music:

Jazz, Creative Music, Challenging Music, Music that requires more of the listener then simply finding the beat. . .John Coltrane, Wayne Shorter, Cannonball Adderley, Charlie Parker, Chris Potter, Dave Douglas, Duke Ellington, Walt Weiskopf, Bill Evans, Keith Jarrett, Fred Hersch, George Garzone, Jerry Bergonzi, Sonny Stitt, Sonny Rollins, Cuong Vu, Jaga Jazzist, Bill Frisell, Ron Miles, Miles Davis, Art Blakey, Sunny Day Real Estate (one of my favorite bands, if you don't know who they are you have missed the last decade. . .), The Casket Lottery, The Roots, Boards of Canada, Radiohead, The Mars Volta, I'm willing to give anything a try(which is new for me) Please try and convence me. . .

Movies:

Garden State (it holds a lot of memories, and is very, very well done) Life Aquatic, Royal Tenanbaums, Cowboy Bebop, Little Miss Sunshine. Still a lot to see. . .

Television:

I'm positive TV rots your brain. It's like being dead, with out the benefits of being dead. . . . Though, I really do enjoy Family Guy, but I can only watch the ones that I have own, no cable for me. . .

Books:

Kurt Vonegut, Pablo Narueda, Saul Williams, Douglas Adams. Still learning in this department, again open to suggestions. . .

Heroes:

My heros are John Coltrane, and Ron Miles. Trane worked so hard and pushed the envelope so much, and sounds great. One of the best musicians in the last century. Trane's music certainly tranceds all expectations and is moving in a way that no other person can replicate. Ron Miles, as someone said to me "must be enlightened". His music is amazing, compostitions and solos. And after I got a chance to met him, and play with him, I found out he is the nicest, most sincere person you will ever met.

My Blog

Pat Metheney on Kenny G.

The following is Pat Metheney posting on Kenny G. Mr. Metheney is one of the great jazz musicians of our day and an amazing person who would never talk bad about someone unless.....(Don't miss the the...
Posted by Aaron on Mon, 12 Mar 2007 02:03:00 PST

thoughts

Finding who you are is a difficult thing, especially when it pertains to playing music. It is a lot easier to just do what you are told as opposed to creating something of your own. You always have ...
Posted by Aaron on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST