A lesson piece in the art of jamming and the courage of letting go to simply make music. As a first person narrative, it had more intimacy with the subject and wasn't about a series of tips on improvisation, although Mr. Lewis's five levels of jamming will make a lot of sense to new 'jammers' who wouldn't know where to begin. Ms. Girardeau sits in on a jam session later, and was pleasantly surprised by the openness of the other musicians who didn't care where she came from with her brand of style. Piece ends with a kicking jam session.
Review of Jamming 101: A Classical Violinist's Foray into Bluegrass
Emon Hassan
Posted on May 21, 2005 at 10:04 AM
A lesson piece in the art of jamming and the courage of letting go to simply make music. As a first person narrative, it had more intimacy with the subject and wasn't about a series of tips on improvisation, although Mr. Lewis's five levels of jamming will make a lot of sense to new 'jammers' who wouldn't know where to begin. Ms. Girardeau sits in on a jam session later, and was pleasantly surprised by the openness of the other musicians who didn't care where she came from with her brand of style. Piece ends with a kicking jam session.