I just discovered Mr. Gabe Dixon via an episode of Parks and Recreation, and I gotta say, I wish I could improvise and play like him. To me, he’s the blues version of Jamie Cullum, but a bit less crazy/eccentric. If I had the choice to either learn how to improvise or play Classical music, I’d pick improvising. It’s just so much freer and way more impressive to me. I’ve been trying to improvise more, and it’s really difficult sometimes. I will probably never be able to play so free and fearlessly as Gabe Dixon or Jamie Cullum, but alas. It’s times like these when I think my ARCT Diploma in Piano Performance means shit. Which it basically does anyway.
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