Jazz in Your Ear ~ RiffShots of mindfulness improv thoughts using literary and acoustic jazz 2 change ur life & world we live in! featuring Roberto Menescal – The Shadow of Your Smile

Jan Marie ("JM") #RiffShots, In Your Ear ~ Finding Jazz in Everyday life., Jazz, Jazz Matters, Jazz: Arts & Entertainment, Mindfulness Meditation, Pop Culture/Cultural Affairs September 19, 2014 1 Minute

Listening to the Universe within

The Monterey Jazz Festival begins today. I just wanted to share some riffshots of mindfulness improv thought using Roberto Menescal;s “The Shadow of Your Smile” to demonstrate a third version of expression and improvisation. Have a wonderful day! Peace Out! JBC 😎 & ❤

“Mindfulness means paying attention in a particular way; on purpose, in the present moment, and nonjudgmentally.” –Jon Kabat-Zinn

Because there really is still a chance for peace — and that chance will definitely increase if we each do our piece. It is ultimately up to us, each one of us, all of us, individually and together, to create the kind of world in which we want to live — to be the change we seek — starting right here, right now. Within the context of our immediate lives, within the concentric circles of our ordinary interactions. With each step that we take, we must walk our talk, speak our truth and put our money where our mouth is. ~ Mama Donna Henes, “Being Change Changes Everything”

Japanese translation for meaning

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I love to take culinary, yoga philosophy and acoustic snapshots of the spaces that have filled my life. Jazz has functioned as a communal bond, ritual and form of social interaction. It has become more than just sounds. It has become a way of living in this world. Jazz has never been about music, it is the touchstone of modern cultural imagination, archiving mythical images and an aesthetic paradigm for new modes of writing, seeing, hearing and moving. I like to use the improvisational elements experienced for a different creative literary tapestry that uses all sensory input. Improvisation is the willingness to connect to every aspect of life. Jazz Imitates life through self expression and improvisation. When I was 18, my dad arranged for me to work as a research/ writer intern on an ABC-TV Emmy-winning television documentary special on Jazz Music in 1972. I was assigned segments that focused on Big Band sound and Bebop. I discovered that the jazz tradition has stood up against the backdrop of racial strife, language, class and gender issues which is defined in literature and criticism for over 75 years in America. I have always had a fascination with creating works that would allow me to blend sound with words and abstract art. It is my desire to create a mosaic sensory experience using imagination, culinary, audio and visual experiences that are filled with the richness of childhood memories that shaped and inspired my thoughts. View all posts by Jan Marie ("JM")

Published September 19, 2014

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