Kurt Rosenwinkel on Music Mastery....

Enjoy this short interview with the music master Kurt Rosenwinkel! He shares thoughts on being a true Kung Fu Music Master!

[davidlemaitre]

Never stop practicing not even during interviews

[davidkuda]

What does it take to become a true master? _"Dedication, obsession, total involvement, open mind, enjoyment."_ Advice for musicians? _"Have contact with the universe and lose yourself."_ I love Rosenwinkel's views. What an inspiration.

[JazzgutsVGvanKampen]

Never stop playing, practicing, writing, studying new concepts and keep rehearsing them. Be true to your Art, and leave the gadgets aside. Every word here is filled with the Truth. Thanks maestro.

[luizcadu]

I love how he balances his practice, and it seems very honest to me. 10-6 hours is the kind of practice to bring you to the "next level". 1 hour a while while on the road for gigs, for maintenance. And sometimes you have to delve into composition, arranging, music theory, whatever and you don't have time to practice the instrument at all. A time for every purpose under heaven. Seems very wise to me. (Me, I'm very happy when I can practice 2-3 hours a day!)

[yes_head]

I don't hear much of Allan Holdsworth in his playing, but it's nice that Kurt mentions him in the same breath as folks like Bill Evans and Bud Powell. Allan would be pleased.

[mitchkahle]

"10 hours or more, a day..." Yep, and it sounds like it.

[robwolfe]

I'm glad Kurt came right out and said it -- the part about his periods of 10 hours per day of practice. I believe this was in the NY days (1990s) though I'm sure there were other times, since his live playing continued to explode in development during the mid-to-late 2000s. As pertains to the first question, a few hours a day doesn't cut it.

[simonbeliveau]

Blowing wild chord progressions while talking casually, impressive

[raneyjr]

Its nice to hear his honest answers. I didn't realize he played piano first. That explains a lot with his approach which I always found pianistic. He has some other videos as well on more specifics regarding sequence which are very good insight into his melodic approach

[betouretmichel]

Love to you kurt your music is so uplifting so full of intelligence and hope.

[eidorb]

Love his comments. what a beautiful cat. Always been a genius.

[ThiagoBragaMusic]

Great listen this man!!! Awesome! Love kurt

[normanspurgeon]

Very worthwhile to see this- you can't blame him for riffing if he has a show coming up- I'm assuming this is right before a gig- the mention of hard work practicing is good.

[salassandoval]

Do you ever consider yourself a master of something? Hehehehe. Have a good one guys! Great music by the way!

[estebanmartinezfragnaud]

Conoci hace menos de 1 año de la existencia de kurt. la primera vez que lo escuche, no me gusto mucho, pero me fui dando cuenta con los dias, que era un maestro notable en la gitarra, versatil con un sello muy personal. Mil gracias por conmpartir esta joya

[Studio-]

“Have contact with the universe and lose yourself”. Ego has no place in music.

[williamyoung]

Is that Dario Deidda working out on a Marco bass in the background?

[Valvicus]

in other \words, "It's Your Thing", so, "Express Yourself!" LOL

On another note, can anyone identify Kurt's guitar strap? I'd like one of those for myself.

Cheers, Kurt!

[pallhe]

Actually some sage and well-chosen advice from the jedi master. Beats the one about always packing your uniform on top in your suitcase.

[raymondkarlsson]

Looks older here but delivers likewise wisdom!