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Music Lane It's all about the music, dude! Sit down, relax and listen to some tunes. |
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Music Lane It's all about the music, dude! Sit down, relax and listen to some tunes. |
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In Reply to: My reaction to child prodigies posted by rbolaw on May 16, 2015 at 06:07:34:
I've met some guys who were fantastic players at a fairly young age - like alto players Loren Stillman when he was 19 and Miguel Zenon at age 20 - but I never heard where they were at when they were as young as 11.
I don't see any reason to think this 11 year old is involved in the biz end of music at all - I'd bet his parents and/or manager handle all that. From what I heard, I'd guess the kid spends most of his time shedding his axe and learning scales/chord progressions/tunes, playing in groups rather than dealing with business decisions. I mean c'mon, how much involvement in things like setting up gigs at jazz venues like Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola could an 11 year old have?
In this 11 year old's case the truth is that none of us have any idea what his life is like. His parents may be doing a wonderful job of raising him. For all we know the kid could be doing great at school and having lots of fun. He seems pretty happy and well adjusted in the video I linked. Don't forget, though it is a business and certainly has attendant negative aspects, the jazz scene is mostly a lot looser atmosphere than a kid would encounter playing a Beethoven concerto at Carnegie Hall with the NYP.
Hey, all I can say with any degree of certainty is that its blatantly obvious that this kid could potentially become a helluva jazz musician. Dunno if that will actually happen - after all, he's only 11, ain't exactly Herbie Hancock yet, and one never knows what life has in store. But man, what an amazing head start!
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- I've never run across a prodigy as young as this kid in person. - Rick W 08:22:08 05/16/15 (1)
- All that may be true. - rbolaw 09:48:36 05/16/15 (0)
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