Praise for good music...

It’s the music that often assists me whenever I’m in a non-productive phase. It releases my spirit. Not to sound philosophical but this thing called music and especially improvisational music has a very grounding yet lifting effect on my soul. It gives me hope. Listening to Trane wail on his horn or Miles cooling and now Salim Washington accentuating notes and moments on the tenor or soothing us on the flute with the Harlem Arts Ensemble gives me a kind of hope with a positive outcome. Yes it’s the music that I’ve sometimes given credit to saving my life during the down moments. Those moments when living makes no sense and then you hear a tune and sometimes just a note that encourages you to keep moving, living, inhaling, exhaling and helping. Helping others with a smile, a kind word, or any help that’s necessary.