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He invited readers to submit questions to me. This is a novel way of doing an interview which I enjoyed a lot. There will be more.
Questions from the Readers:
1. “How do I ‘play and feel’ odd note groupings of 5, 7, or 9? That’s my biggest ‘failure’ – getting to naturally feel, hear, and play those odd groupings…” – Pat Carmody
ANSWER AT 1:30
2. “I would be very interested in his concepts of uptempo phrasing and of course how to practice it.” – Tim Rodig
ANSWER AT 7:40
3. “In the late 70’s I saw Dave Liebman in Australia with Chick Corea, his band with John Scofield and Terumasa Hino and in duo with h Richie Beirach. He also released Opal Heart with Mike Nock and I would love to hear his thought on this period and whether he maintains any relationships with Australia and/or Australian musicians.” – James Kinnaird
ANSWER AT 15:05
4. “At this point in his career, does he have a warmup routine or any other concepts that he’s getting into?” – Tom Wise
ANSWER AT 18:40
5. “At this point in his career, when he can do just about anything musically, how does he choose which projects to work on?” – Paul Hrycaj
ANSWER AT 20:54
6. “Name some of your favorite albums, any genre.” – Jeffrey Campbell
ANSWER AT 23:17