3 years ago I missed the chance to take a picture with Mr. Charles Lloyd after his Taipei concert. I was so sad and kept talking about it till my friend Dee photoshopped a picture for me.
So when I learned that Mr. Charles Lloyd is coming back to Taipei again this year, I was so haapppyyyy!!! Happy that I could listen to his live music again of course, but also happy that this time I can finally take a picture with him.
Why does it mean so much to me to have a picture with Mr. Lloyd? The answer is very simple──because his music touches me deeply.
About 18 years ago, I heard Jazz music for the first time in my life. At the time I bought a DVD, it's called《One Night with Blue Note》(a live concert in 1985). I remember I kept repeating the song "Tone Poem" over and over again.
Every time I watched/ listened to "Tone Poem", I was so touched and cried many times. I couldn't explain why back then. (I guess now I know why a bit more. I guess it's the magic of music. Music communicates/ conveys "love" in another level, the level which reason and analysis don't work no more.)
Also, while watching the DVD, I felt, this saxophonist was using his WHOLE LIFE to play music! What kind of world was he in when he was playing? Where is that world? Will I ever experience that myself one day in music?
So, this is how I got to know Mr. Charles Lloyd's name. It's not like nowadays if you want to know any musician's name or his/her music, just google it. It was gathering bits of information here and there from CD liner notes, DVD case...etc. It took more time, but it was fun!
(Here's Tone Poem──https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8q30zOMaRlk)
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Yesterday before the Master Class for the NTCH Summer Jazz Camp students, I told Mr. Lloyd that my friend made a photoshopped picture for me with him. He laughed and, we took a pictureeee!!!
Mr. Lloyd and bassist Rueben Rogers, guitarist Julian Lage shared so much in the class yesterday, I really learned a lot and I hope all the students did to.
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And, thank you so much Mr. Charles Lloyd for your encouragement yesterday, I will keep playing (hopefully playing beautifully)!!!
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TONIGHT!!!!!!
《Charles Lloyd Kindred Spirits Quintet》
風格紳士查爾斯‧洛依德五重奏
8／30 (Fri.) 19:30
國家音樂廳
bit.ly/2JOj82e
DON'T MISS IT!!!!!!!!!!
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photo by Stacey Wei
in the elevator to NSO rehearsal room
NTCH
8.29.2019
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