New Jersey Stage Issue 51 | Page 131

much great music in this world ! I think I would have done myself a disservice if I had just limited myself to listening to one specific type of music . So even from a young age , I tried to keep my ears open to things that would spark some inspiration or some sort of sentiment inside myself just by listening to that type of music . You see , in every genre , there is always great music to be listened to , so whether it ’ s classical , Latin , rock , jazz , or even metal , I always try to give myself an opportunity to explore it and see if I actually really do like it . And , over time , I ’ ve sort of gravitated to jazz because I wanted to learn about musical structure — not that jazz is loose at all ; it ’ s very intricate and very structured — but the ability that jazz gives you to be an improvisational musician is something that has always attracted me . So I started by listening to the fusion side of jazz , and that gave me an opportunity to listen to

NJ STAGE - ISSUE 51

INDEX

NEXT ARTICLE

131