Yes. I see that your mentor, which happens to be your father was a great musician in the instrument of the clarinet. I do agree that both of our mentors are in the music industry. Your mother and father both played music but that's as far back as musical capabilities go in your family. That's where we differ at. My grandparents and great grandparents were all involved in music.
Mr Waller, you are an amazing musician. Your jazz is so smooth and your voice adds just a small enough touch of a gravely sound that you end with an astonishing blend.
We both grew as artists in New York, but I moved on to the movie capitol of the nation, Hollywood.
My parents didn't play any role in my artistic career, they were both dead by the time I took interest in my art. It was kind of an awful to know that my parents would never behold my only pride and joy.
I'm sorry to hear that neither one of your parents were involved in your career of the arts. I faced almost the same thing. My mother died when I was young and wasn't able to see my success later on in life. I had been to Hollywood to perform but never really thought about living there. I guess I just thought that New York was the best place in the world.
Mr. Waller, you are indeed a very talented artist. One way we are similar, is that we both grew up with a similar family. My family had many musicians (my mother, father, and older sister), and I believe you said your mother and grandfather were big musicians. Also, Russia was a very poor place at one time and experienced a similar financial crisis of that like the Great Depression. In other ways though, we are different. My style of music I composed and played was classical, whereas you did jazz. I think jazz is a very cool genre of music and hope people like you help evolve and contribute to it.
I actually played classical music as well as a young boy. That's the root of all genres of music. My mother taught me how to play classical music. I just chose to go another route with my career to expand my horizon of music. Our difference is that, end the end we both wound up composing two different styles of music.
Mr. Waller, I love Jazz and your piano playing is superb. I remember dancing in the 40's to 'Stormy Weather' yes those were the days. Alfred and I enjoyed listening to jazz when it was new and exciting. A similarity between you and me is that both our parents lost money in the Depression. Your parents shop closed, and my parents lost in the stock market, and that put financial pressure on our families. I had to find a teaching job and you played the piano at the Harlem Silent Movie Theater. The differences between us: your work is very social, working in clubs and always being surrounded by a lot of people. I on the other hand spent many hours by myself in my studio working. I don't see many connections in our lives, other than the fact that we both spent a lot of time in New York City.
I can see what our differences are. You came from a wealthy family that wasn't really used to having to work very hard. My family on the other hand was ignorant to the knowledge of the stock market and we didn't have much. Although times were hard for all of us, the work that you had to do was a lesson to help you to realize that things don't always come so easy. My work was constant work to get where I wanted to be and in the end it payed off.
Hello Mr. Waller! You are a fantastic pianist! I love your music. I also work with music. My style is more up beat and almost a swing vibe while yours is a jazz vibe. You are an example of a person that I would try to cheer up with all your hardships like your mom and with your parents shop closing. We were both always around people, however I wouldn't perform in clubs like you. I preform on stage. I would love to hear more music if at all possible.
*Laughing* Cheer up??? I understand that my life was filled with hardships and trials but the things that my family and I faced made me a better artist and inspired me to be better and do the best I can. I'm a perfectly happy person, in fact if you look up some of my more up beat tunes, you will see that in my style there is happiness involved in my music. We had two different crowds. Although we still performed, I performed for the jazz community that mostly consisted of African Americans. On stage, you're this commercial character that is suppose to make everyone feel like their problems don't exist when that's only a temporary satisfaction. When your crowd leaves they go back home and feel even worse because they just saw this performance of how they want their lives to be at this time, whereas my music is meant to connect with the souls of the crowd and help them to release frustration. That's what jazz music is all about. So cheer up..? I'm sorry, no. You need to live by reality not by fantasy.
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ReplyDeleteOur similarities are that both of our mentors came out of that music world.
Our differences are that none of my family had anything to do with music, where as it seems your family was very involved in music.
Yes. I see that your mentor, which happens to be your father was a great musician in the instrument of the clarinet. I do agree that both of our mentors are in the music industry. Your mother and father both played music but that's as far back as musical capabilities go in your family. That's where we differ at. My grandparents and great grandparents were all involved in music.
DeleteMr Waller, you are an amazing musician. Your jazz is so smooth and your voice adds just a small enough touch of a gravely sound that you end with an astonishing blend.
ReplyDeleteWe both grew as artists in New York, but I moved on to the movie capitol of the nation, Hollywood.
My parents didn't play any role in my artistic career, they were both dead by the time I took interest in my art. It was kind of an awful to know that my parents would never behold my only pride and joy.
I'm sorry to hear that neither one of your parents were involved in your career of the arts. I faced almost the same thing. My mother died when I was young and wasn't able to see my success later on in life. I had been to Hollywood to perform but never really thought about living there. I guess I just thought that New York was the best place in the world.
DeleteMr. Waller, you are indeed a very talented artist. One way we are similar, is that we both grew up with a similar family. My family had many musicians (my mother, father, and older sister), and I believe you said your mother and grandfather were big musicians. Also, Russia was a very poor place at one time and experienced a similar financial crisis of that like the Great Depression.
ReplyDeleteIn other ways though, we are different. My style of music I composed and played was classical, whereas you did jazz.
I think jazz is a very cool genre of music and hope people like you help evolve and contribute to it.
I actually played classical music as well as a young boy. That's the root of all genres of music. My mother taught me how to play classical music. I just chose to go another route with my career to expand my horizon of music. Our difference is that, end the end we both wound up composing two different styles of music.
DeleteMr. Waller,
ReplyDeleteI love Jazz and your piano playing is superb. I remember dancing in the 40's to 'Stormy Weather' yes those were the days. Alfred and I enjoyed listening to jazz when it was new and exciting.
A similarity between you and me is that both our parents lost money in the Depression. Your parents shop closed, and my parents lost in the stock market, and that put financial pressure on our families. I had to find a teaching job and you played the piano at the Harlem Silent Movie Theater.
The differences between us: your work is very social, working in clubs and always being surrounded by a lot of people. I on the other hand spent many hours by myself in my studio working.
I don't see many connections in our lives, other than the fact that we both spent a lot of time in New York City.
I can see what our differences are. You came from a wealthy family that wasn't really used to having to work very hard. My family on the other hand was ignorant to the knowledge of the stock market and we didn't have much. Although times were hard for all of us, the work that you had to do was a lesson to help you to realize that things don't always come so easy. My work was constant work to get where I wanted to be and in the end it payed off.
DeleteHello Mr. Waller! You are a fantastic pianist! I love your music. I also work with music. My style is more up beat and almost a swing vibe while yours is a jazz vibe. You are an example of a person that I would try to cheer up with all your hardships like your mom and with your parents shop closing. We were both always around people, however I wouldn't perform in clubs like you. I preform on stage. I would love to hear more music if at all possible.
ReplyDelete*Laughing* Cheer up??? I understand that my life was filled with hardships and trials but the things that my family and I faced made me a better artist and inspired me to be better and do the best I can. I'm a perfectly happy person, in fact if you look up some of my more up beat tunes, you will see that in my style there is happiness involved in my music. We had two different crowds. Although we still performed, I performed for the jazz community that mostly consisted of African Americans. On stage, you're this commercial character that is suppose to make everyone feel like their problems don't exist when that's only a temporary satisfaction. When your crowd leaves they go back home and feel even worse because they just saw this performance of how they want their lives to be at this time, whereas my music is meant to connect with the souls of the crowd and help them to release frustration. That's what jazz music is all about. So cheer up..? I'm sorry, no. You need to live by reality not by fantasy.
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