Great Branford Marsalis Interview

Here’s a great Branford Marsalis interview that I just watched on SOTW (Sax on the Web).  I thought this interviewer did a great job!   A lot of what he said about classical music as compared to jazz really it home with me.   In college, I was so stressed to play a classical piece,  it had to be perfect and adhere to the composers wishes.  I was so much more relaxed playing jazz and just winging it!  I’m the same way today about public speaking.  I am more comfortable having a general idea of what I want to talk about and then winging it then trying to speak from a script or even notes.  When I do the latter, it is so much more stressful and awkward.   When I wing it things usually go pretty well………probably because there is some improvisation involved…………Hope you enjoy the interview.       Steve