You have to know composition to be a good improviser.
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If you listen to nature, all the sounds are done in a confident way. I'm trying to do that.
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I like to hear melodies that go from one extreme to the next- saxophone to a bell to a whistle, for instance.
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I think that good improvisers should be able to play solo as well as master all the problems that happen within a group improvisation.
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I remember times when the whole music scene was just flourishing.
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