People always say that music is a universal language. It was very, very true. We could show up anywhere with any people speaking different languages and we could just be like, "You want to play that song? Yeah, okay." We would usually want to play Latin American songs, and they would usually want to play Santana or Jimi Hendrix and stuff like that. So we would trade off. So yeah, we were able to make a lot of friends that way and meet a lot of local musicians. It was a great experience.
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
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…
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.…
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…
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 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 …
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…
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 …
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