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Home › General › Moving Away from the Center of Jazz

Moving Away from the Center of Jazz

Morgan PowellMorgan PowellPosted on August 16, 2010 Posted in General

Moving Away from the Center of Jazz: Thomas Wirtel, a.k.a. Thomas Shabda Noor, Ann Starr, NewMusicBox, The Web Magazine from the American Music Center

‹ Interview with Morgan Powell
Morgan Powell on the Creative Process ›

My compositions are not easily categorized. They combine jazz, free and structured improvisations and current classical musical traditions as well as those of the past. I try to avoid the traditional divisions between "high" and "low" or popular culture, in my choice of ideas, materials and methods.

For me, composition is gratifying work. Performance is exhilarating play. Whether composing or performing jazz, intricately composed works or free improvisation, making music continues to be a wonderful life of work and play.

When I was six years old, I was attracted to the trombone because of the beautiful sound my cousin Dub produced on his silver Buescher. Later, I discovered the trombone could be smooth, rough, ugly, sexy and much more. I eventually found my own voice as well as my best friends through playing the trombone.
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