"We're here to bring beauty to the world and make a difference in this planet."
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Human Music is an album by American electronic music composer Jon Appleton and multi-instrumentalist Don Cherry featuring performances recorded in 1969 and 1970 and first released on the Flying Dutchman label.
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I was recently interviewed for Leo Sidran’s wonderful podcast, @thirdstorypod
episode: “The Ones That Got Away, 2022 Holiday Edition”
“I'm always thinking about creating. My future starts when I wake up every morning... Every day I find something creative to do with my life.”―Miles Davis
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“I want to be a force for real good. In other words. I know that there are bad forces, forces that bring suffering to others and misery to the world, but I want to be the opposite force. I want to be the force which is truly for good.”
–John Coltrane
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“A genius is the one most like himself.”
―Thelonious Monk
During the year 1957, I experienced, by the grace of God, a spiritual awakening which was to lead me to a richer, fuller, more productive life. At that time, in gratitude, I humbly asked to be given the means and privilege to make others happy through music. I feel this has been granted through His grace. ALL PRAISE TO GOD.
– John Coltrane
I decided to do a series of daily/weekly designs that would uplift and bring attention to the Black Lives Matter movement, and ultimately the Icons of Black American Music. The Black artists I have spent the majority of my life emulating have formed who I am as a musician, educator, artist and person. What initially started as an outlet to offer my voice to the cause, quickly became an ongoing visual project that I will use to continue to honor the unsung masters of Black American Music and draw attention to the continued pursuit of equality, justice and peace.
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