Scott Henderson Discussion

[Mojolang]

Hey Scott,

I found this post immensely interesting and I think you would as well : https://ethaniverson.com/received-wisdom-jeff-goldblum-chord-scales-the-ireal-book-and-kamasi-washington/

^ pianist from bad plus.

I think it would be extremely interesting to hear you and Bruce discuss this in GW given your different backgrounds. The sequel linked at top is also vg.

This is also awesome: https://ethaniverson.com/rhythm-and-blues/the-drum-thing-or-a-brief-history-of-whiplash-or-im-generalizing-here/

I’m sure Ethan would come on GW next time he’s in LA, but I’m equally confidant he’d Skype in but I don’t think you do that....

Best

Joe

[Scott Henderson]

No disrespect intended whatsoever, but I’m not interested in lessons on paper. I think transcribing great musicians and learning by ear is the better way. I’m also not interested in Goldblum because I don’t think he’s very good, especially when compared to the greats.

On another note, and I swear this has nothing to do with what I think of his piano playing, but I don’t think much of him as a person either. Several years ago he did a commercial for Jeep, the company that killed Anton Yelchin. Given the fact that Anton was one of dozens involved in fatal and near-fatal accidents caused by Jeep’s shit products, what kind of a person does an ad for them? Fuck Jeff Goldblum.

[Mojolang]

Hey Scott,

The entire post is actually about the problems with Jazz pedagogy and president what you’re talking about. Iverson in a nice way laments the fact that young students are learning jazz vocabulary in a way that is removed from the roots of jazz. Ethan doesn’t swing full force like you did, but he’s NOT a Goldblum fan when it comes to jazz....

If you don’t want to check it, that’s fine, but I’ve never read an article that is this prescient about the state of jazz....and this is a dude who regularly plays with Ron Carter, Tootie Heath, Billy Hart and other OLD SCHOOL masters....

[Scott Henderson]

My apologies - I didn't read the whole thing but I went back and looked at it again. Totally agree, too much bullshit music theory and not enough art. And I see he's using Goldblum as an example of what NOT to do, exactly as it should be. Goldblum to the piano is what Kenny G is to the saxophone.

And he's still an asshole for doing a Jeep commercial.