19/01/2024
"The simple things, the essences, are the great things, but our way of expressing them can be incredibly complex. It’s the same thing with technique in music. You try to express a simple emotion — love, excitement, sadness — and often your technique gets in the way.
It becomes an end in itself when it should really be only the funnel through which your feelings and ideas are communicated. The great artist gets right to the heart of the matter"
- excerpt from an article by Don Nelson
"Bill Evans - Intellect, Emotion, Communication".
Photo credit Rob Rijneke
