Stuart Davis Stuart Davis once remarked that he liked to paint to jazz, and Earl Hines was among his favorites. Once when he was painting to Hines, he realized he had been painting to the jazz improvisation! Here is an opportunity to reverse and repeat that exercise: to ‘paint music’
From “Jazz Art / Art Jazz” concert, live improvisation to modern art. Recorded 5/20/17, East Shore Unitarian, Bellevue WA John Chmaj, pianist / videographer
This is a powerful, evocative and at times mind-blowing exhibit/artwork/set of immersive environments. It advances the audio-visual vocabulary of art, animation and musical narrative considerably, while also popularizing new tools and frameworks for artistic expression and group sharing. I liked a LOT of things about this show, and a lot