मूल रूप से, मेरी माँ एक पियानो शिक्षिका हैं, और आज भी वह यामाहा स्कूल ऑफ म्यूजिक में पियानो सिखाती हैं। वह एक वाकई बेहद शानदार इंसान हैं और उनमें गजब का धैर्य है। बचपन में मुझ जैसे बच्चे के लिए उनमें पर्याप्त धैर्य था, जिसके लिए मैं उनका बहुत आभारी हूँ। उन्होंने यह सुनिश्चित किया कि संगीत मेरी सामान्य शिक्षा का भी एक हिस्सा बने।
Basically, my mother is a piano teacher, and she actually teaches piano at Yamaha School of Music today. She's a really, really amazing human being and is very patient. She had enough patience for me, as a kid, which I'm very thankful for. She made sure that music was a part of my general education as well.
Basically, my mother is a piano teacher, and she actually teaches piano at Yamaha School of Music today. She's a really, really amazing human being and is very patient. She had enough patience for me, as a kid, which I'm very thankful for. She made sure that music was a part of my general education as well.
शुरुआत करें तो "जैज़" एक बेहद खराब शब्द है... जितने भी सच्चे संगीतकार वाकई जैज़ बजाते हैं, उनके लिए जैज़ सबसे बेतुका शब्द है। जैज़ कोई शैली नहीं, एक प्रक्रिया है। जैज़ एक रचनात्मक प्रक्रिया है। यह किसी विधा से ज्यादा अभिव्यक्ति का एक तरीका है।
"Jazz" to begin with, is a really bad word... all the true musicians that really play jazz, jazz is the worst word for it. Jazz is a process. Jazz is a creative process. It's not so much a genre, but a way of expression.
"Jazz" to begin with, is a really bad word... all the true musicians that really play jazz, jazz is the worst word for it. Jazz is a process. Jazz is a creative process. It's not so much a genre, but a way of expression.
संगीत एक ऐसी चीज़ है, जिसमें आपके पास जितनी ज्यादा शब्दावली (वोकैबुलरी) होगी, आप उतनी ही बेहतर तरीके से खुद को व्यक्त कर पाएंगे।
Music is a thing where, the more vocabulary you gather, the more you can express yourself.
Music is a thing where, the more vocabulary you gather, the more you can express yourself.
मेरे पिताजी मुझे ये सारे रिकॉर्ड सुनाया करते थे: माइल्स डेविस के रिकॉर्ड, जॉन कोलट्रैन के रिकॉर्ड, बिल इवांस के रिकॉर्ड, और ढेरों जैज़ रिकॉर्ड। संगीत से मेरा पहला परिचय जैज़ रिकॉर्ड्स को सुनकर ही हुआ था।
My dad would play me all of these records: Miles Davis records, John Coltrane records, Bill Evans records, a lot of jazz records. My first exposure to music was listening to jazz records.
My dad would play me all of these records: Miles Davis records, John Coltrane records, Bill Evans records, a lot of jazz records. My first exposure to music was listening to jazz records.
मैंने शास्त्रीय संगीत बजाना शुरू किया था, और मैं आज भी ऐसा करता हूँ। मुझे लगता है कि सैद्धांतिक स्तर पर संगीत अंततः अधिक से अधिक शब्दावली को इकट्ठा करने और सीखने के बारे में है। यह कुछ-कुछ लिखने जैसा ही है। यह लिखने जैसा इसलिए है क्योंकि आप जितना अधिक पढ़ते हैं, जितना अधिक लोगों को चीजों का वर्णन करते हुए सुनते हैं, और शब्दावली के रूप में जितना अधिक अपने भीतर उतारते हैं, उतना ही सटीक और जीवंत तरीके से खुद को अभिव्यक्त करने की क्षमता आपके पास आ जाती है।
I started playing classical music, and I still do. I think music ultimately is kind of on a theoretical level, is about collecting and learning as much vocabulary as possible. It's kind of like writing. It's kind of like writing because the more you read, the more you hear people describe things. The more you soak in, as far as vocabulary, the more access you have in order to express yourself accurately and vividly.
I started playing classical music, and I still do. I think music ultimately is kind of on a theoretical level, is about collecting and learning as much vocabulary as possible. It's kind of like writing. It's kind of like writing because the more you read, the more you hear people describe things. The more you soak in, as far as vocabulary, the more access you have in order to express yourself accurately and vividly.
मैं इसे "इंस्ट्रूमेंटल क्रिएटिव म्यूजिक" कहना ज्यादा पसंद करूंगा, खासकर उस संगीत को जो मैं बनाता रहा हूँ। यदि कोई व्यक्ति उस संगीत को सुनेगा, तो वह निस्संदेह उसे "जैज़" ही कहेगा। संगीतकारों की पूरी एक ऐसी पीढ़ी है जो खुद बजा रही है, अपनी सूझबूझ से सोच रही है और आज के समय के प्रासंगिक संगीत का सृजन कर रही है। मुझे उम्मीद है कि बहुत से संगीतकारों का यही उद्देश्य होगा।
I'd rather call it "instrumental creative music," especially the music that I've been doing. If a person would hear that music, they would undoubtedly call it "jazz." There is this whole generation of musicians that are playing and thinking critically for themselves and making music that's relevant to today. I hope that's the objective of a lot of musicians.
I'd rather call it "instrumental creative music," especially the music that I've been doing. If a person would hear that music, they would undoubtedly call it "jazz." There is this whole generation of musicians that are playing and thinking critically for themselves and making music that's relevant to today. I hope that's the objective of a lot of musicians.
जैज़ शब्द की सबसे बड़ी दिक्कत यह है कि यह कलाकारों के काम को बहुत सीमित कर देता है।
The main thing about the word jazz, is that it's very limiting to what people are doing.
The main thing about the word jazz, is that it's very limiting to what people are doing.
मेरे पिता पेशे से मैकेनिकल इंजीनियरिंग में पीएचडी थे। वह जैज़ के बहुत बड़े, यानी बहुत ही बड़े प्रशंसक थे। वह अपने प्रोजेक्ट्स के सिलसिले में अक्सर यात्रा करते थे और जैज़ के रिकॉर्ड इकट्ठा किया करते थे। जैज़ के प्रति उनके इसी जुनून के कारण वे सैकड़ों-हजारों रिकॉर्ड जमा करते थे। इसी तरह उन्होंने और मेरी माँ ने मिलकर कुछ साझा शौक अपनाए थे।
My dad, was, by trade, he had a Ph.D. in mechanical engineering. He's a huge, huge jazz fan. He used to travel all the time for projects, and he used to collect jazz records. He used to collect hundreds and hundreds of jazz records because he had this passion for it. That's kind of how they had certain hobbies together with my mom.
My dad, was, by trade, he had a Ph.D. in mechanical engineering. He's a huge, huge jazz fan. He used to travel all the time for projects, and he used to collect jazz records. He used to collect hundreds and hundreds of jazz records because he had this passion for it. That's kind of how they had certain hobbies together with my mom.
जहाँ तक उन लोगों की बात है जिन्होंने मुझे प्रेरित किया है, वे वही लोग हैं जिनके साथ मैंने सबसे ज्यादा समय तक संगीत बजाया है। उदाहरण के लिए, मैंने 'वर्च्यू' (Virtue) नाम का जो रिकॉर्ड बनाया था, उसमें लुडविग अफांसो नाम के एक अद्भुत ड्रमर और अरमांडो गोला नाम के एक बेहतरीन बास वादक ने मेरा साथ दिया था।
As far as the people that have inspired me, they're the people that I have played with the most. For example, the record that I made called Virtue, there was a wonderful band and a wonderful drummer by the name of Ludwig Afonso and a wonderful bass player by the name of Armando Gola.
As far as the people that have inspired me, they're the people that I have played with the most. For example, the record that I made called Virtue, there was a wonderful band and a wonderful drummer by the name of Ludwig Afonso and a wonderful bass player by the name of Armando Gola.
मेरी माँ एक संगीतकार थीं और मेरे पिता को संगीत से गहरा लगाव था। इसी साझा शौक पर उनके रिश्ते की नींव पड़ी थी। जब मेरा जन्म हुआ, तो मैं लगातार संगीत के माहौल से घिरा रहा।
My mom was a musician, and my dad had this passion for music. That's kind of how a lot of their relationship was built. When I came around, I was constantly exposed to music.
My mom was a musician, and my dad had this passion for music. That's kind of how a lot of their relationship was built. When I came around, I was constantly exposed to music.
मुझे करीब 18 साल की उम्र में पूरी दुनिया घूमने का मौका मिला। तो, मैंने वह किया भी। यह उन चीज़ों में से एक थी जो मैं कर रहा था।
I had an opportunity to start going around the world when I was about 18 years old. So, I did. That's one of the things that I was doing.
I had an opportunity to start going around the world when I was about 18 years old. So, I did. That's one of the things that I was doing.
मैं करीब दो साल की उम्र से लेकर अपनी किशोरावस्था के बीच तक कैनसस सिटी में पला-बढ़ा। उस समय कैनसस सिटी एक अद्भुत जगह हुआ करती थी, क्योंकि वहाँ संगीत की बहुत धूम थी। एक बच्चे के रूप में, मैं वहाँ लगातार संगीत बजाता रहता था और संगीत के बारे में बहुत कुछ सीख रहा था।
I grew up in Kansas City from when I was about two years old to my mid-teens. Kansas City at the time was an amazing place, because there was so much music going on there. As a kid, I was playing there all the time and learning a lot about music.
I grew up in Kansas City from when I was about two years old to my mid-teens. Kansas City at the time was an amazing place, because there was so much music going on there. As a kid, I was playing there all the time and learning a lot about music.
जब मैं चार साल का था, मैंने अपनी माँ से संगीत की शिक्षा लेनी शुरू कर दी। बस, वहीं से मेरी शुरुआत हुई।
When I was four, I started taking lessons from my mom. That's pretty much how I started.
When I was four, I started taking lessons from my mom. That's pretty much how I started.
ऑस्कर पीटरसन को सुनना मेरे भीतर तक उतर गया। मैं बहुत भाग्यशाली रहा हूँ कि मुझे इतने सारे बेहतरीन संगीतकारों के साथ काम करने का मौका मिला। वे लोग जो मुझे प्रेरित करते हैं, वे वही हैं जिनके साथ मैं मंच साझा करता हूँ।
Hearing Oscar Peterson was something that resonated within me. There are so many musicians I've been fortunate to play with. The people that inspire me are the people I play with.
Hearing Oscar Peterson was something that resonated within me. There are so many musicians I've been fortunate to play with. The people that inspire me are the people I play with.