“The obstacle is the path.” — Zen proverb, via the Zen proverbs Twitter feed The “purpose” of Zen is not to be a performance-enhancer, but this is a good one to remember in the practice […]
“We’d have jam sessions at Minton’s where the tenor players were long-winded,” Roach explained. “Don Byas would play 20 minutes on ‘Cherokee,’ and then Johnny Griffin would play another 20 minutes, and then somebody else […]
“The only thing that is really important in your relationship with actors is that they must know that you admire them, that you admire their work, and there’s no way to fake that. You must […]