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David Bradshaw

I'm a musician-jazz, rock, funkish- and music psychology researcher.

About Me

David Bradshaw plays in several jazz, rock, and eclectic bands in the Seattle and Salt Lake City areas, including the Joshua Payne Orchestra big band, Jazz Brûlée, Original Blue Healers (on iTunes), and founding member of the free/alt jazz groups Bradshaw Effect and Utah Free Jazz Collective. Exponential Rabbit is another free/experimental jazz group playing original ideas and momentary improvisations (on Facebook). David Bradshaw publishes original research on effects of music, yoga and meditation on pain and stress.

My Jazz Story

I love jazz because...What's not to love? I was first exposed to jazz...collecting for newspaper delivery at the DeFrance's I met [musician name]...Pat Metheny, McCoy Tyner, James Moody, Paul Winter, Seiji Ozawa The best show I ever attended was...Sonny Rollins at Bluebird in Bloomington, IN The first jazz record I bought was...Kind of Blue My advice to new listeners...keep your mind and ears open! I love the power of improv and the many many places it can take you, how naked you can feel, how reliant on and trusting you must be of the skills and sensitivity of the players (and people) around you, and the trust you must develop in yourself and your ability to get out of the way "let go and let G.O.D."!