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Stefon Harris
American
Musician
Born:
Mar 23
,
1973
Always
Concept
Listen
Me
Music
You
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One of the things I'm adamant about as a bandleader is not micromanaging. I'm an advocate for the concept of allowing everyone to be fully vested in what they're doing, so everyone contributes whatever they're inspired to contribute.
Stefon Harris
Whatever
Everyone
One Of The Things
About
Inspired
Allowing
Concept
Advocate
Doing
Vested
Contribute
Fully
Things
Adamant
If you listen to the way I speak, I have a lot of rhythm, use a lot of accents. When I'm playing my instrument, that concept comes through very clearly.
Stefon Harris
You
Speak
Way
Through
Clearly
Concept
Instrument
Accents
Lot
Very
Listen
Rhythm
Use
Playing
I taught myself to read music at a very young age, so when I started to take lessons in school, the teachers used to give me other instruments to keep me busy, because I was more advanced than the other kids.
Stefon Harris
Music
Myself
Me
Age
School
Young
Busy
Other
Other Kids
Kids
Give
Give Me
More
Take
Advanced
Instruments
Read
Because
Very
Than
Taught
Young Age
Used
Teachers
Lessons
Keep
Started
Miles Davis is a major influence of mine in terms of the way that I am as a bandleader.
Stefon Harris
Mine
Way
Davis
Major
Major Influence
Terms
Am
Influence
Miles
Miles Davis
I listen to a lot of singers, because I find phrasing to be one of the most essential elements of playing.
Stefon Harris
Find
Most
Singers
Because
Lot
Listen
Essential
Essential Elements
Elements
Playing
Ultimately, what we do as musicians, I think of us as a type of emotional engineer. We essential take these sound waves, this sound, and we organize it into emotion, and that's how we connect with our audiences.
Stefon Harris
Musicians
Engineer
Think
Type
Our
Waves
Emotion
Emotional
Take
How
Sound
Audiences
Ultimately
Essential
Us
Organize
Connect
What happens when an art form becomes ambiguous, I think, is that the standards are lowered. You can say anything is jazz. So I think it's important to reflect on what made jazz so special.
Stefon Harris
Art
You
Made
Important
Reflect
Jazz
Think
Say
Becomes
Art Form
Ambiguous
Form
Anything
Happens
Lowered
Special
Standards
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