Why Did So Many Jazz Musicians Move to Europe - Sonny Rollins

[@CrisFerrerYT]

I hope Sonny stay with us for many more years to enjoy his greatness not just as a person but as a musician as well.

[@AaAa-hl1zg]

I just saw an old friend of mine Chico Freeman who was playing at Buddha and pals in Bangkok he has been living in Switzerland for over ten years now and i agree with sonny Europe has always been a great place for jazz miles loved paris and Dexter..

[@JazzVideoGuy]

Chico is a citizen of the world.

[@LanguageCrab]

The audio quality is unmatched. I can almost stand it enough to listen to the interview.

[@TheJthom9]

So many jazz musicians have that chilled spirit vibe. They have to think so abstract and in-the-moment with their playing, and it comes across in their demeanour. Therapeutic to play and hear

[@alansenzaki4148]

Wise words from a wise man. I always said if i was born black and had the money i would move to europe (paris)....i saw and spoke with sonny in vancouver in 1976. He was very thoughtful and articulate as in this interview. Thank you bret for posting.

[@JazzVideoGuy]

Yes, he is articulate and thoughtful, on the tenor sax and when he speaks.

[@acr08807]

Please stop calling black people "articulate."

[@13janhald]

@@acr08807😂

[@mrski4945]

It is a very sad shame that Jazz, which is a American art form, is so unappreciated in United States. It has always been MUCH more appreciated and revered in Europe and in Japan, and a little later in many parts of Asia.

[@patriciacaton83]

Merci, I like this interwiev. Sonny is a wise man. He tells the truth. The truth is that people france loves Jazz,they love music. June 21st is the music festival. Every year, all bands of all styles of music play in the streets, bars and restaurants. I love Sonny Rollins, he touches the heart because his life has been full of all kinds of experiences, enriching and musical Thanks Jazz Guy 🙏💙🙏

[@JazzVideoGuy]

Beautiful words!

[@patriciacaton83]

@@JazzVideoGuy ❤️

[@studiobencivengamarcusbenc5272]

The French people and the Italian have the best sense for music in Europe only matched with the brazilian- a jam session in France is always a nice and pleasant thing 🤗

[@dillpickle1960]

Love every inch of Sonny, the best listener Iv'e ever seen. 'Music is above politics'

[@ralphgemignani4117]

Awesome man. Awesome artist. Thanks.

[@JazzVideoGuy]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@kmvenezia4337]

Love to you Sonny!💜🎷

[@jabensergei]

If these jazz giants knew back then what their music will means for people around the globe now, they probably got way different lives, better or worse, but sure different. Their records been reissued and sold in millions copies right now, while back in the 50's many were not appreciated enough, couldnt get good lable to contract with and such, thats kind of sad and amazing at the same time. Thx for posting this!

[@vincentgaglio5106]

This is awesome,

[@musicbyfriendsforfriends3311]

Great video, Brett. Of serious historical value.

[@JazzVideoGuy]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@ghanasoul]

Its VERY simple: Jazz was much more appreciated overseas. Also black musicians weren't subjected to racism there. They were treated equally. Period.

[@JazzVideoGuy]

Yup

[@zivkovicable]

I's also true of other genres. Jimi Hendrix had to come to London to be appreciated. Not that the UK & Europe was or is free of racism, however no one would think it strange for black & white musicians to be sharing a stage, & the police wouldn't stop you all eating together, or staying in the same hotel after a gig.

[@saturnative]

What do you mean was/were... You mean IS/ARE. Hate to break it to you but Europe is home of jazz.

[@bholaoates1542]

@@saturnative lol... Just because a few jazz musicians live in Europe doesn't make Europe the home of jazz.

[@giovannifranzetti6214]

I love this

[@johnparadise3134]

I second the question! When is this interview from?

[@lcmoutinho]

Well, according to an interview entitled "Sonny Rolins Remembers Dizzy and Grover", which can be found in Jazz Video Guy's channel, this is from 2015, after Sonny stopped playing due to respiratory problems.

[@imagine07018]

You have to wonder why Mr. Rollins has never written an autobiography. I hope he does.

[@JazzVideoGuy]

Someone is working on a Rollins biography at the present time, with his cooperation.

[@tomscott1741]

@@JazzVideoGuy Awesome!!!

[@BenLovee]

@@JazzVideoGuy In the 2000's Sonny cooperated with Eric Nisenson to make the biography 'Open Sky'. I read it a few months ago, and it's not terrible. My issue with a biography is that the person who wants to write a book about someone must seriously love them / their playing. This resulted in far too many paragraphs of waffle talking about how amazing and talented he is, we all know he is great and that's why we're reading!

[@MrChuck365]

Why move to Europe? Silly question for a Black man. Too late for my father and me, but for a Black man with transit fare moving to Europe was and is a better deal.

[@written12]

Chuck Washington Not a silly question. It was about jazz musicians, for whom, as Sonny says, had a number of reasons to relocate

[@latinsoulbrother]

Great video! really hard to listen to though, i am professional sound editor, want me edit out the background noise that gets really loud in between sentences? Free of charge of course 😊

[@JazzVideoGuy]

That would be great. My email is [e-mail]

[@nehrumali9351]

Good sounds and historic speeches have been provided through this media

[@lcmoutinho]

When did this interview take place?

[@JazzVideoGuy]

2015, Woodstock, NY

[@lcmoutinho]

@@JazzVideoGuy Thanks :-)

[@aragon1253]

'Legit Music' is literally a term used to segregate 'Jazz Music'. Sonny was being diplomatic.

[@samuelsalins8309]

Interesting ✌.

[@frank2778]

Sonny the Bodhisattva.

[@lastknowngood0]

The awesome Newk is a super star! Yeah!

[@Dcham312]

this is the most compressed audio i think ive ever heard lol

[@JazzVideoGuy]

Should I delete it?

[@Dcham312]

@@JazzVideoGuy destroy it

[@simonsimon5124]

I am from Europe and I think that european musicians don' t have the NBA dream team spirit in them. Power and free drive of a Harley Davidson.

[@konafama]

The auto generated captions for this are horrible.

[@josephaBanks-kb4nr]

Newkinstein,yall

[@charliegregory4148]

Audio horrible, Sonny cool, cool, cool

[@kirsyrosa2595]

Hey Max

[@aadityakiran_s]

What sort of audio quality... such a shame.

[@JazzVideoGuy]

One of my mics died that day and I didn't know it!

[@jeffreyfeinstein5525]

'Obscurely obnoxious question pls (my time here limited) A little truth on how I'M JUST WAITING ON A FRIEND (Rolling Stones) happened pls! 'Sonny made it a HIT'

[@timmo491]

I think money had something to do with it Sonny.

[@JazzVideoGuy]

A combination of being tired of racism and the ability to get more gigs in Europe.

[@timmo491]

@@JazzVideoGuy indeed.

[@jhflathcosta]

SO SAD THERE IS SO MUCH NOISE!

[@JazzVideoGuy]

Me, too. My Zoom recorder and lav mic broke down during the shoot.

[@rafagxjunglezz]

Lmao i wanted to move to the US ._.

[@JazzVideoGuy]

Better think twice

[@CharlesDarwinHimself]

Don't

[@GrumpyStormtrooper]

@Jazz Video Guy The jazz scene is way more popping in New York and Los Angeles that in Italy I suppose? Why would i want to stay here?

[@bholaoates1542]

@@GrumpyStormtrooper Both cities are presently descending into chaos due to political upheaval. If you don't mind that, then go for it.

[@vinylftw]

Did you record the audio with a potato?

[@JazzVideoGuy]

No, a string bean. Sadly, my lav mic and Zoom recorder quit and the ony audio left is this, which is horrid. But the content matters because of the subject and what he says.

[@giovannifranzetti6214]

Jazz Video Guy there are plugins that de-noise exactly this kind of audio (overly compressed speech) automaticly that work quite well, and many are even free.. I tell you this just in case you find yourself in the same situation, no critique here. Thanks a lot to you for your work, love this content!

[@dissco.partysan3333]

Miles Davis visited Yugoslavia in 71' and 86' and was treated like a demigod. The only socialist country in Europe that could make that happen. kzbin.info/www/bejne/rJy3doWcjZ1krJI

[@jm_tabs]

way too compromising questions , political

[@JazzVideoGuy]

ooooo, sorrrrrryyy

[@CherryClayton]

Is sonny still living?

[@JazzVideoGuy]

Yes: www.newyorker.com/culture/the-new-yorker-interview/sonny-rollins-on-the-pandemic-protests-and-music

[@icecreamforcrowhurst]

YES!

[@cocktailhotel]

He's turning 90 this coming September.

[@JunkerOnDrums]

Ben Webster, Kenny Drew, Ed Thigpen, Thad Jones, Duke Jordan, Doug Raney, Horace Parlan, Richard Boone and others lie in Danish cemeteries.

[@JazzVideoGuy]

A lot of Americans are going to be Expats in the coming years.