Poetry, Art and Music Friday
I am convinced that the Gospel is for all of life and ought to fuel the soul as well as the imagination. To that end, I regularly try to set aside some time and space each Friday to encourage the pursuit of creativity. I try to do this in a couple of different ways. I regularly link to Joe Kennedy, Will Turner, Timmy Brister, Steve McCoy, Joe Thorn, who post photographs on Fridays, along with the Friday Flickr Group in which they participate. I also often highlight a poet (who may or may not be Christian, but who above all, uses words well) and I highlight a musical artist who makes at least one track available for free and legal download or a video and recently, I’ve begun highlighting an artist along with at least one piece of their artwork.
Just music today and just music today in honor of the (now late) great jazz drummer, Max Roach (1924-2007). Roach has come to be thought of as one of the finest jazz drummers of all time. Prior to Roach, the drum had primarily been used as a time-keeper, even in jazz music. However, Roach often spoke of playing the drums as “using four different limbs with four different voices” to create their own melody and harmonies. I’m not sure what the source of these videos is, but the first two appear to be from the same session and all feature solo Roach. Enjoy.
- Listen to Max Roach for yourself
Max Roach…oh, if drummers would learn much from him…RIP, Max.