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Jim Hegarty

I am always searching for something new, something original and without category. Each performance is an opportunity to explore the intersection between the depth and richness of the historical past and the inspired spontaneity of this very moment. Jazz was the first music I was really excited to play and my enthusiasm for this artistic expression continues throughout my work. My music is about communicating immediate ideas; it is a dialogue, a conversation in sound that expresses insight and human connection/interaction. My process involves open forms, idiomatic techniques, non-traditional scales and harmonies, melodic line, and rhythmic energy. I am interested in cultural and social diversity, nature and its preservation, the juxtaposition of contemporary topics with historical reference, and arts activism

Jazz this week: Regina Carter, Jeff Beck, STL Free Jazz Collective, and more

May 14, 2015

View more events at stlouis.jazznearyou.com. This week's calendar of jazz and creative music performances in St. Louis is book-ended by two performers - perhaps the most famous living jazz violinist, and a legendary rock guitarist—who both have successfully stretched the boundaries of their respective musical genres. In between, there are a number of noteworthy shows from ...

Cut it/out

By Jim Hegarty

Label: Unknown label
Released: 2010