Jazz Legend Reveals Secret to Music - Kenny Werner

[@precisionhoops365]

Yessss ! His book has helped me as a basketball youth skills coach and musician!!!

[@austenholritz7554]

Kenny is the best. His book “Effortless Mastery” totally changed my life and has made a huge impact on my relationship with my jazz career. Thank you Kenny.

[@precisionhoops365]

Beautiful

[@ifixfridges7792]

I've had the honor of studying with Kenny at Berklee in the early stages of the EM Program and I'm forever changed. Now, as an educator, I bring lots of his wisdom to the classroom. What a blessing to hear Kenny again. Thank you for this interview!

[@wisdomamigo]

This was so powerful! Thank you Jay and Kenny! Two favorite moments for me: 1. Music: "If you are going to worship it, you will always feel inferior to it!" Wow, that hits hard. 2. Jay, it was a beautiful moment to hear you acknowledge: "I am very blessed. That, I am sure of." Yes, and I am truly grateful that you take time and energy to share your blessings with us through this Better Sax community. Merci!!! Chuy Terrazas Houston, Texas

[@bettersax]

Thank you!

[@echoftw]

Read his book when i was studying music as an undergrad and it really opened my eyes. That was 10 years ago, totally forgot about him. But now I'm reading again and it just occurred to me what an impact he had on my sax playing. The experience of not being able to sound good when needed is rampant when I play keyboard/piano. I can play for fun but absolutely can't perform on that instrument. My touch and experience with sax tho is like using a fork. And I can enter that space of focus almost on demand. Of course I slip out all the time, but I didn't realize until now how much impact had slipped thru from his book...

[@dougjsax]

Quote from one of my favorite books, Dune, by Frank Herbert: “Muad’Dib learned quickly because the first thing he was taught was how to learn. The first lesson was that he could learn. Many people think that they can’t learn, or that learning is too difficult. Muad’Dib knew that everything was a lesson that you could learn from.”

[@fredhandrix]

Live long and prosper 🖖

[@dougjsax]

@@fredhandrix the Force will always be with you Harry, because you’re a wizard.

[@georgecolligan9381]

I learned for example that George Lucas stole everything from Frank Herbert🤣

[@nguyendangphuoc8601]

His philosophy took the burnden off my playing and made me finally enjoy music again

[@rafaellessa5942]

This is all about how much energy you put in achieve what you want!

[@carlkoolkid5211]

Thank you for this, I was feeling so down thinking my improv was sucking even after practicing for a year now but I sat and listened to this at the gym and it helped a lot

[@neilripsch6624]

I’ve read Effortless Mastery many years ago but I feel compelled to go back through it as I’ve progressed musically.

[@DinoSoldo]

Thanks for giving Kenny a platform. He helped me grow tremendously years ago and I still do his exercises to this day. Seems like you got him going at a fairly good clip. I’m eager to see you branch out more with your channel.

[@amnesicturtles4145]

In my journey to learn multiple instruments at the same time as well as to teach to some friends what I learn the thing that matters most is definitely how you think about it. The difference between someone that learns it quickly and someone that learns it extremely slow (I was this one) is on the mind, on the way you think about this journey

[@t2788dj]

This is absolutely an insightful video even beyond the mastery of music. Thank you, thank you, thank you.

[@garymelhaff9327]

Great reminders...I mean I have people who tell me they really loved my playing and I thank them but I can really only think of what I can't do and how much better pros are than I'll ever be. The jealousy and fear thing is real. I've got laundry list of things I want to learn and master and it's overwhelming. And I'm always evaluating, did I learn something in this practice? Everything he talks about.

[@igsphotography1734]

I bought Effortless Mastery 20 years ago too. Now that I know there is a second book, I will make sure I get it and read it. This was a great interview! ...and I especially love the 20 second exercise at the end. Thank you!! This information is truly life changing. I will probably listen to this a few more times just to help assimilate the information. Perhaps I can take one of Kenny Werner's online courses some day soon.

[@anjistroy]

That's a great idea of introducing this approach into a music, especially into jazz. Thank you for this video and be happy!☺

[@yvesbajulaz]

Kenny’s books and lectures should be lesson one in any music school or any schools…

[@lisalowell2545]

Wow! Thank you Jay- Kenny pointed out so much from therapy to ourselves and the philosophy of how we think and it’s how we feel in the progress of enjoying it for ourselves. I truly believe if we believe in our true selves the radiance is contagious- I’m going to go back and write down all these value points. I was hooked on the wisdom shared. 😂 Keep grooving Kenny- awesome wisdom

[@kateboard7875]

« They try to play free music correctly » Spot on

[@jplpagan]

would love to hear more from Werner

[@charliecarrot]

Thanks for this interview. I'm definitely going to check out his first book now.

[@dennis524]

Excellent! Thank you both.

[@SaxophoneDanLive]

This is wonderful and we all need to hear this!

[@Proghead88]

One of the most important videos I've ever seen!

[@paoloalbano4690]

Jay, thank you so much for this video... I bought the book many years ago, but still there is so much way to go..

[@inspir.edmusic]

Kenny Werner is THE man.

[@kscotthume]

Thanks for this, Jay. I'm going to keep it...

[@ksenos69]

Valuable information and point of view. Embrace the process.

[@HB-ve4wi]

Wonderful. Both books ordered. More please? 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@chrisdyson5513]

Interesting. I'm not sure I understood it all but will now go and read the books. Thanks for bringing this subject to the podcast.

[@ThatDudeCurtis6]

Thanks for this

[@Laura-wg5jk]

I have only read reviews of Kenny's first book. This interview has made me go buy it! And Jay, while you may not be Kenny, many of the little phrases you have said in your courses has had a similar effect on me. I literally have made myself a small poster with your "You can do this!" phrase from one of the first classes I took on Better Sax. I'm on my fourth class now, Harmonics, and, for me, have come pretty far. I'll always have fear, self doubt, but there are times that I just go back to "you can do this" and I keep at it until I am ready for the Studio.

[@bettersax]

I'm sure you'll get a lot out of the book. It certainly helps to have these reminders present as we go through the process. Thanks for the lovely comment.

[@seandennis3148]

A fine interview of a fascinating person. The actor's name is Geoffrey Rush.

[@HowardGoldman]

This explains why I play much better while I'm talking to people. In fact I dread gigs where there will be nobody to talk to. Also playing is easier while singing.

[@markflopresti]

a great man.

[@EddieLance]

More of this

[@Kirktracy]

Wow that was very good. So much in that video that I’m still processing. I want to say that Kenny speaks my language, I am also, so called, ADHD and there are other themes that I resonate with; the philosophical, spiritual, the reality and direct experience of the present moment made vivid through connection to the breath, giving up the need to ‘sound good,’ being with what is, not being griped by the last ‘bad solo’ or the anticipation of making the next better. Great video very different, thought provoking and unexpected.

[@jacobescobar5466]

Hey Jay, I know this has nothing to do with the video but I have a question about your Bettersax alto Saxophone. Is it a good idea to use the sax in a highschool marching band? I'm thinking about purchasing it but I need to know if it's suitable for marching conditions. Thank you!

[@bettersax]

Absolutely suitable for marching band.

[@philipbrown2225]

it would cool if you interviewed some success stories from reading and applying that book

[@brendonjohnstone6010]

Some great ideas and thoughts from Kenny. Kind of got lost with his view on religious and spiritual beliefs though. Still, there were some great takeaways and I'm going to go and put my ego aside and be less critical of myself.

[@bsnowden]

Wow. Thank you. 🤯

[@bluessax5089]

Somehow Jays interviews are better than most. Just let them talk! Extremely insightful! Hey, MY farts mean something! 😅

[@jazzatnoonmke659]

Yep.

[@Julialady6]

The most important in the life is the money. Go to RD streets and play your sax 😂😂😂😂

[@daniel_moretti]

I just want to mention that Charlie Parker said he practiced 10 to 15 hours a day when he was a kid. So much so that his neighbors wanted to have his family evicted.

[@JohnnyJazzFreak]

He didn't really explain anything. But I understand he's talking about on what beats to come in on. Even so, if that's the case, he didn't explain what he means by "phrasing".

[@DorianMarli777]

Anyone else noticed Kenny's patreon has disappeared 😢, I have no idea why and I can't get any answers, it's very disheartening 😔😔