One interesting thing - I play bass and guitar and stuff like that. I know those instruments really well. But I don't know how to play clarinet or trombone or any of these other instruments. I don't actually know how to play ukulele even though I've played it a lot in the past. Because of the weird tuning it's not exactly like a guitar. That's one of the reasons I like that instrument - it makes for surprises. It's not so predictable as the bass or the guitar is for me.
Arranging is sort of the most exciting part of making music right now for me. I really enjoy the process of arranging because you're given all the ti… - Jherek Bischoff
Arranging is sort of the most exciting part of making music right now for me. I really enjoy the process of arranging because you're given all the ti…
- Jherek Bischoff
Usually when you're playing with other people in not such a reverberant room, you have to be quick on your feet and think about stuff really quickly.… - Jherek Bischoff
Usually when you're playing with other people in not such a reverberant room, you have to be quick on your feet and think about stuff really quickly.…
Of course, right away I got more interested in the far-out jazz than the traditional jazz, so I quickly was turned onto the John Zorn scene and all t… - Jherek Bischoff
Of course, right away I got more interested in the far-out jazz than the traditional jazz, so I quickly was turned onto the John Zorn scene and all t…
It's kind of like being a writer in the sense that you always hear other writers say, 'Well, the best way to start writing is to just start writing.'… - Jherek Bischoff
It's kind of like being a writer in the sense that you always hear other writers say, 'Well, the best way to start writing is to just start writing.'…
Writing for chamber ensemble is the thing that excites me the most. So when I went down into the cistern, I didn't know that I was going to make a re… - Jherek Bischoff
Writing for chamber ensemble is the thing that excites me the most. So when I went down into the cistern, I didn't know that I was going to make a re…
I can start playing ukulele and then I'll go to a note that I think will be there, but because of the tuning, it's a completely different note. That … - Jherek Bischoff
I can start playing ukulele and then I'll go to a note that I think will be there, but because of the tuning, it's a completely different note. That …
The amazing thing about the cistern is that, if you're improvising in a dead room, you play your note and then you're left with your thoughts and you… - Jherek Bischoff
The amazing thing about the cistern is that, if you're improvising in a dead room, you play your note and then you're left with your thoughts and you…
I guess travelling that kind of long distance and travelling at such a slow pace, it wasn't something that I was thinking about when I was inside of … - Jherek Bischoff
I guess travelling that kind of long distance and travelling at such a slow pace, it wasn't something that I was thinking about when I was inside of …
I was going to say is that I come from a rock background, but also I was super interested in jazz for a long time. I was training to be a jazz musici… - Jherek Bischoff
I was going to say is that I come from a rock background, but also I was super interested in jazz for a long time. I was training to be a jazz musici…
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