NEA Jazz Masters: Jamey Aebersold (2014)

[@chazb2907]

Thank you Mr. Aebersold for your wonderful series of Jazz Books :)

[@gsaxy]

so grateful for what he did for us jazz-students all over the world 🙏

[@davegrillyitandmultimediap3025]

The first time I met Jamey Aebersold was at the "National Stage Band Camp" held at Indiana University in the summer of 1965. I was still twelve at the time. Jamey, age 40 and still working for his father as a florist, was our section leader coach for Niel Dunlap's band. Although I was still only around 5 ft tall, I played bari sax in that band. Jamey also gave a clinic on jazz improvization. His topic, believe it or not, was on techniques used in free jazz improvisation. Fortunately, saxophonist/clarinetist/arranger John Laporta from Berklee SOM was there to give a clinic on improvisation the next day telling us that anyone could play free but it took great discipline to play on the chord changes of a tune correctly. I guess Jamey finally woke up and smelled the coffee, and after nearly 50 years later has helped countless young musicians throughout the world on how to play jazz "inside" with true freedom. His influence is so strong that when I'm soloing on a standard and through in a few Eric Dolphy or Ornette Coleman licks (trying to spice up my solo or to do something until I can find my place again in the tune) I will many times get pulled aside by one of the be-bop police telling me that I don't play on the changes and I should start getting Jamey Aebersold play-alongs to learn how to play correctly. Well, after buying over 50 of his play-alongs fifty years later I sound like this: davegrilly.com/musi/bbug_orig_music.htm. THANK YOU SO MUCH J.A. !!! David Lee Grilly, Ph.D. - (now 61, and 5' 6.5") Professor of Musical and Computer Arts at Northeastern Illinois University. 8-)

[@lloyds726209]

Jamey - Thank you for your contribution to the jazz world! Your NEA Jazz Masters Award is well deserved. Looking forward to Volume 500.

[@PabloVestory]

Thank you forever, Master

[@iandodds693]

You've definitely helped a lot of people Jamey.

[@RanBlakePiano]

Jamey. Congratulations

[@mbuselli]

Thanks for all you have done and for all you have YET to do! I learned from your records and it has been an honor to know you.

[@BobRehab209]

A wonderful honor. Congratulations Jamey.

[@porbem]

Congratulations JAMEY and Thank you!

[@racylaserjet]

Thank, you especially for the new slower tempo stuff!

[@MichaelGawesebmainone]

I only have enthusiasm still beginner, but keen to play jazz so I just bought my Jamey Aebersold volume 1. Im still working on my range and endurance before I start using the book. I guess Namibia is very far, but the book is here!

[@jocknarn3225]

Fascinating

[@NerdationsTV]

Congratulations Jamey! Well deserved.

[@jurnagin]

what happened to the anyone can improvise video on youtube? I use to listen to it before bed!!!! very informative

[@woahhjojo]

NEA came to maple elementary school