tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1713397068832099475.post2541797780880920101..comments2023-12-21T03:13:11.317-08:00Comments on jazztruth: Musical FamiliesGeorge Colliganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11277569607502834278noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1713397068832099475.post-33540571927645908712012-08-28T23:22:39.589-07:002012-08-28T23:22:39.589-07:00awesome article... might help us a great deal,it i...awesome article... might help us a great deal,it is Exactly what I used to be looking for! Cheers.Diablo III Goldhttp://www.vipdiablo3.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1713397068832099475.post-88980519259966938602012-07-11T15:06:18.402-07:002012-07-11T15:06:18.402-07:00Perhaps Liam was just shooting for minimalism in h...Perhaps Liam was just shooting for minimalism in his lyrics. Maybe you have another Philip Glass or John Adams (the operatic composer, not the president) in the making! <br /><br />Also, just for the record (literally) I still have a copy of Jesus Christ Superstar in vinyl format.Cha Chahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08397759497738790186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1713397068832099475.post-58644463450075433582012-07-11T08:21:16.710-07:002012-07-11T08:21:16.710-07:00That picture of Liam and you at the end is pretty ...That picture of Liam and you at the end is pretty great, George!Eznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1713397068832099475.post-9010943699567112992012-07-11T06:03:01.934-07:002012-07-11T06:03:01.934-07:00Hey George: This post strikes me personally for m...Hey George: This post strikes me personally for many reasons not the least of which is that Bill Moring was the first friend I made when I move to New York and Adrian and my oldest son spend their first few years together as we lived in the same building in Brooklyn when they were young. Lately, we've been seeing a lot of both Adrian and Bill.<br /><br />My son is a saxophonist like me. He's won three Downbeat student music awards, has traveled as a member of the Grammy Band and the Monterey Jazz Festival Next Generation Orchestra and as a high school student has started gigging around NYC already having played with some of the great musicians of our day (what were you saying about dads that brag incessantly?). My younger son is a 10 year old phenom on drums. The joy of playing music with them almost daily is almost indescribable. <br /><br />As an active teacher and educator, I am often asked by parents how to nurture a child's musical interest. My wife is a professional orchestral violinist. When my son was younger we treated music like any part of his education. He "had" to practice. Most parents I meet don't consistently require young children's practice. To us is was like any other part of his homework. Our goal was to give him the opportunity to chose music. And now we can't get that saxophone out of his hands. His little brother's experience was even more of a total immersion in great music. He is more open to daily practice because it's what everyone in the house does.Mike Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13273438791062022437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1713397068832099475.post-64071546105881849492012-07-11T05:13:19.716-07:002012-07-11T05:13:19.716-07:00Hi George, I'm from London and didn't real...Hi George, I'm from London and didn't realise you came to England recently. I thought the Birmingham and the Gym you mentioned was a Gym somewhere in the states! Anyway be great if you have a gig in London one of these days!<br />Funnily enough I was going to ask you about musical families and be good to see your son rise up in the ranks! <br />By the way, I'm really enjoying your cd: 'Living for the city' which I purchased on itunes- all the best!Marlon Amaechinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1713397068832099475.post-40985895825390068422012-07-10T23:33:44.451-07:002012-07-10T23:33:44.451-07:00Perhaps he was just trying to sing the lyrics to P...Perhaps he was just trying to sing the lyrics to Peter Gabriel's "Digging in the Dirt".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com