You must watch Maria Schneider's beautiful new music video for "American Crow."
"It speaks to the toxicity of our present social discourse that’s devolved into an impenetrable knot of curated rage. We crow about each other incessantly, having lost almost any ability or wish to really listen and understand those with whom we disagree.
“For decades now, every time I hear my band play, I witness the magic of listening. A true jazz improvisor thrives on listening: waiting, responding, considering, reconsidering, responding again, sometimes in ways that surprise even the improvisor. Jazz is at its best when everyone is vulnerable. Improvisation asks everyone to risk what they think they know, and offers them an opportunity – through listening – to discover something new in themselves. Jazz shines a light on what we are allowing to slip away in our brittle and fractured world, making our art form more relevant today than ever before.”
#jazz #mariaschneider
https://youtu.be/LLkCeVL7oTo?si=7W9w9N-J5d_X7OcF