(a rare folk-rock performance with students and girl singer of Dylan songs at McNally in the ’70s)
(‘Fudgeing it’ with Fudge, my ’90s teacher trio, in the Scona Room at a packed noon-hour concert in the ’90s)
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continues to be the non-mainstream genres of classical and jazz. By some estimates, the former is only listened to by 1% of North Americans and by 2% for jazz. These challenging genres have become outside the average listening scope of today’s music fans which accounts for fewer jazz releases and the decline in symphonies. I listen to them for mental, emotional, and especially spiritual nourishment. I particularly enjoy the freedom and unorthodoxy of jazz, with which I maintain a strong unseen, umbilical connection.
Personal notes: When I was in elementary and junior high, my favorite music was pop. Folk music was a big part of my life from 1965 to 1973. I performed it from 1967 to ’72. When I was in high school and university, I listened to rock mostly, peaking with The Who, The Yardbirds, Hendrix and The Cream. I played rock from 1973 to 2002 in public as a part of many bands, most which I was the leader for.