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Take Five With Jon Crowley
ByInstrument(s):
Trumpet, flugelhorn.
Teachers and/or influences?
Elin Frazier, Charles Fambrough, John Swana, Laurie Frink.
I knew I wanted to be a musician when...
I heard Dizzy Gillespie's Groovin' High, I didn't know the trumpet could sound like that.
Your sound and approach to music:
I want to play music that expresses emotion/feelings. I do not fear change and I love to be challenged.
Your teaching approach:
It's important to have fun and get exciting about making music.
Your dream band:
Dave Holland, Herbie Hancock, Brian Blade, Wayne Shorter.
Road story: Your best or worst experience:
One summer I played at a restaurant weekly. I made the mistake one week to eat two McDonald's Cheeseburgers before the gig. I felt horribly ill during the first set, sat out the second set and was given a weird drink from the chef to fix me. I don't know what was in the stuff, but I played an amazing last set. I'm still trying to figure out what he gave me.
Favorite venue:
Chris' Jazz Cafe, Philadelphia.
Your favorite recording in your discography and why?
Connections.
The first Jazz album I bought was:
Dizzy Gillespie, Groovin' High.
What do you think is the most important thing you are contributing musically?
I believe that a performance should always be special. I will always try to make something special happen. An 'average' performance is unacceptable.
Did you know...
I can speak French, ride horses and am a big Anderson Silva fan.
CDs you are listening to now:
Miles Davis, Live in Tokyo;
Sara Serpa, Praia;
Brian Blade Fellowship, Seasons of Change;
David Binney & Edward Simon, Afinidad..
Desert Island picks:
Joe Henderson, Evening with Joe Henderson;
Miles Davis, Kind of Blue (Cliché, but I'd have to have it);
Bill Evans, Interplay;
Woody Shaw, Cassandranite..
How would you describe the state of jazz today?
A lot of people still think its 1958; it's not.
What are some of the essential requirements to keep jazz alive and growing?
Support of live music.
What is in the near future?
I just want to continue to grow as a composer and improviser.
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