I’ll be wonderful to think about 10 years seems like but I thought about it
years seems like but I thought about it
years seems like but I thought about it and instead you know sometimes the
and instead you know sometimes the
and instead you know sometimes the border to fully understand a problem
border to fully understand a problem
border to fully understand a problem after like really experience it and live
after like really experience it and live
after like really experience it and live it and I have been living this problem
it and I have been living this problem
it and I have been living this problem with some of these guys and make this
with some of these guys and make this
with some of these guys and make this music for a long time and I said maybe
music for a long time and I said maybe
music for a long time and I said maybe now is the time to tell the world even
now is the time to tell the world even
now is the time to tell the world even if the solution isn’t quite fully
if the solution isn’t quite fully
if the solution isn’t quite fully crafting yet maybe it’s time just to let
crafting yet maybe it’s time just to let
crafting yet maybe it’s time just to let people know what we might do to help
people know what we might do to help
people know what we might do to help some of my friends now many terms
some of my friends now many terms
some of my friends now many terms student so I’ve been learning things my
student so I’ve been learning things my
student so I’ve been learning things my entire life teaching myself autodidactic
entire life teaching myself autodidactic
entire life teaching myself autodidactic right you go to school and get a degree
right you go to school and get a degree
right you go to school and get a degree come out and get four guys girls and
come out and get four guys girls and
come out and get four guys girls and teaching my life you try to understand
teaching my life you try to understand
teaching my life you try to understand how to learn and become a better person
how to learn and become a better person
how to learn and become a better person so with that being part of who I am um
so with that being part of who I am um
so with that being part of who I am um when I first heard jazz I was real
when I first heard jazz I was real
when I first heard jazz I was real curious about it and I think I put that
curious about it and I think I put that
curious about it and I think I put that out there in the university because of
out there in the university because of
out there in the university because of that mentor started showing up walk in a
that mentor started showing up walk in a
that mentor started showing up walk in a music store and the guy next to me is
music store and the guy next to me is
music store and the guy next to me is named Bob givenness he says um I see you
named Bob givenness he says um I see you
named Bob givenness he says um I see you looking at that vase over there why
looking at that vase over there why
looking at that vase over there why don’t you pick it up so I think the bass
don’t you pick it up so I think the bass
don’t you pick it up so I think the bass up next thing you know I’m in his house
up next thing you know I’m in his house
up next thing you know I’m in his house in his Benjamin listening to john
in his Benjamin listening to john
in his Benjamin listening to john coltrane trying to play it like Jimmy
coltrane trying to play it like Jimmy
coltrane trying to play it like Jimmy garson he finally taught me some of the
garson he finally taught me some of the
garson he finally taught me some of the secrets and tricks to how to make the
secrets and tricks to how to make the
secrets and tricks to how to make the music sound like I thought I might want
music sound like I thought I might want
music sound like I thought I might want it to sound it’ll give me these
it to sound it’ll give me these
it to sound it’ll give me these anecdotes that were bread crumbs along
anecdotes that were bread crumbs along
anecdotes that were bread crumbs along the way he’d say things like learn the
the way he’d say things like learn the
the way he’d say things like learn the song and then forget it or on music jazz
song and then forget it or on music jazz
song and then forget it or on music jazz is in particular is the Pacific Ocean
is in particular is the Pacific Ocean
is in particular is the Pacific Ocean and your brain is nothing but a teacup
and your brain is nothing but a teacup
and your brain is nothing but a teacup so get the scoop you know things that
so get the scoop you know things that
so get the scoop you know things that just help me understand
just help me understand
just help me understand vastness of the endeavor that these guys
vastness of the endeavor that these guys
vastness of the endeavor that these guys were soldiering on and then as I met Bob
were soldiering on and then as I met Bob
were soldiering on and then as I met Bob I met ray brown I met les mccann these
I met ray brown I met les mccann these
I met ray brown I met les mccann these guys were my heroes and I’ve got to meet
guys were my heroes and I’ve got to meet
guys were my heroes and I’ve got to meet them break bread with them and then
them break bread with them and then
them break bread with them and then there’s this narrative that was common
there’s this narrative that was common
there’s this narrative that was common amongst all these guys the street
amongst all these guys the street
amongst all these guys the street musicians the guys who had big rabbit
musicians the guys who had big rabbit
musicians the guys who had big rabbit contracts they’ve all seen the
contracts they’ve all seen the
contracts they’ve all seen the experience just one problem to having a
experience just one problem to having a
experience just one problem to having a hard time making a living as a citizen
hard time making a living as a citizen
hard time making a living as a citizen of the United States of America through
of the United States of America through
of the United States of America through their art through selling their music
their art through selling their music
their art through selling their music you know so I started thinking about
you know so I started thinking about
you know so I started thinking about that now I don’t particularly have that
that now I don’t particularly have that
that now I don’t particularly have that problem because I’m a technologist also
problem because I’m a technologist also
problem because I’m a technologist also so I’m a trained as a computer scientist
so I’m a trained as a computer scientist
so I’m a trained as a computer scientist master’s degree they’re working in in
master’s degree they’re working in in
master’s degree they’re working in in fortune 500 companies for almost 20
fortune 500 companies for almost 20
fortune 500 companies for almost 20 years now so i always had another way to
years now so i always had another way to
years now so i always had another way to go and make money but the arch always
go and make money but the arch always
go and make money but the arch always fascinated me mostly because it included
fascinated me mostly because it included
fascinated me mostly because it included a component two components that my
a component two components that my
a component two components that my technology didn’t seem to have one whose
technology didn’t seem to have one whose
technology didn’t seem to have one whose culture into spirituality and and i
culture into spirituality and and i
culture into spirituality and and i started looking at what i wanted my life
started looking at what i wanted my life
started looking at what i wanted my life to be i started wanting to be more like
to be i started wanting to be more like
to be i started wanting to be more like them but of course by that time the
them but of course by that time the
them but of course by that time the wifey and the three kids to college for
wifey and the three kids to college for
wifey and the three kids to college for them and all the rest of that stuff kind
them and all the rest of that stuff kind
them and all the rest of that stuff kind of prevented me from wanting to
of prevented me from wanting to
of prevented me from wanting to sacrifice their lives so that i could go
sacrifice their lives so that i could go
sacrifice their lives so that i could go and experience this thing that i had
and experience this thing that i had
and experience this thing that i had discovered was going to be something
discovered was going to be something
discovered was going to be something important in my life but still that
important in my life but still that
important in my life but still that problem presented itself these guys are
problem presented itself these guys are
problem presented itself these guys are friends with me they asked me come and
friends with me they asked me come and
friends with me they asked me come and play with
play with
play with you know I’m not good enough to really
you know I’m not good enough to really
you know I’m not good enough to really play with them so there’s something
play with them so there’s something
play with them so there’s something there going on with how they share the
there going on with how they share the
there going on with how they share the community they shared information so i
community they shared information so i
community they shared information so i had to figure out a way to give
had to figure out a way to give
had to figure out a way to give something back and help so if i know all
something back and help so if i know all
something back and help so if i know all this technology maybe there’s a way I
this technology maybe there’s a way I
this technology maybe there’s a way I can use this technology to help them
can use this technology to help them
can use this technology to help them make a better living now one of the
make a better living now one of the
make a better living now one of the stories that Bobby used to tell me was
stories that Bobby used to tell me was
stories that Bobby used to tell me was that time there’s always that time that
that time there’s always that time that
that time there’s always that time that time he was in smalls palace and he saw
time he was in smalls palace and he saw
time he was in smalls palace and he saw John Coltrane smoking that night we
John Coltrane smoking that night we
John Coltrane smoking that night we couldn’t even imagine what that sounded
couldn’t even imagine what that sounded
couldn’t even imagine what that sounded like now unfortunately nobody recorded
like now unfortunately nobody recorded
like now unfortunately nobody recorded that concert so only thing we had was
that concert so only thing we had was
that concert so only thing we had was Bob’s memories on exactly when that
Bob’s memories on exactly when that
Bob’s memories on exactly when that concert my sound like his enthusiasm for
concert my sound like his enthusiasm for
concert my sound like his enthusiasm for telling the story and what we can here
telling the story and what we can here
telling the story and what we can here on the records there are a few lot of
on the records there are a few lot of
on the records there are a few lot of recordings but because the rabbit
recordings but because the rabbit
recordings but because the rabbit industries really aren’t set up to a
industries really aren’t set up to a
industries really aren’t set up to a record loud music and being promote live
record loud music and being promote live
record loud music and being promote live performances that just kind of stuck in
performances that just kind of stuck in
performances that just kind of stuck in my head you know I missed Coltrane he
my head you know I missed Coltrane he
my head you know I missed Coltrane he died before i got to see him play live
died before i got to see him play live
died before i got to see him play live but these other guys did around let’s
but these other guys did around let’s
but these other guys did around let’s McCann ready ground I got to see them
McCann ready ground I got to see them
McCann ready ground I got to see them but there was still not so many
but there was still not so many
but there was still not so many recordings of them and sometimes they
recordings of them and sometimes they
recordings of them and sometimes they just be in their basement in their
just be in their basement in their
just be in their basement in their garage plenty and it would be fantastic
garage plenty and it would be fantastic
garage plenty and it would be fantastic so I keep thinking on that that stuck
so I keep thinking on that that stuck
so I keep thinking on that that stuck with me to stop with me right and then
with me to stop with me right and then
with me to stop with me right and then one day friend of mine showed me a
one day friend of mine showed me a
one day friend of mine showed me a device
and this right here is a tascam digital
and this right here is a tascam digital recorder right and we used to take these
recorder right and we used to take these
recorder right and we used to take these with us to do bootlegs of the guys in
with us to do bootlegs of the guys in
with us to do bootlegs of the guys in the car and the club owners didn’t want
the car and the club owners didn’t want
the car and the club owners didn’t want us to have minion we would do stuff
us to have minion we would do stuff
us to have minion we would do stuff target was really good at that he was
target was really good at that he was
target was really good at that he was ticking in this putt shirt pocket right
ticking in this putt shirt pocket right
ticking in this putt shirt pocket right pop up his lapel nobody would even know
pop up his lapel nobody would even know
pop up his lapel nobody would even know he had right so that kind of played
he had right so that kind of played
he had right so that kind of played around and stuck I’m living life with
around and stuck I’m living life with
around and stuck I’m living life with the guys they still telling me what they
the guys they still telling me what they
the guys they still telling me what they do I’m getting to know to use club
do I’m getting to know to use club
do I’m getting to know to use club owners who are a vicious businessmen I
owners who are a vicious businessmen I
owners who are a vicious businessmen I just really rough the deal with I get to
just really rough the deal with I get to
just really rough the deal with I get to know some artists and repertoire guys
know some artists and repertoire guys
know some artists and repertoire guys they’re very very hard to deal with
they’re very very hard to deal with
they’re very very hard to deal with their the entryway into the music
their the entryway into the music
their the entryway into the music business so then along comes this is a
business so then along comes this is a
business so then along comes this is a hub with some mp3 sticks and this right
hub with some mp3 sticks and this right
hub with some mp3 sticks and this right here is an actual miniature mp3 player
here is an actual miniature mp3 player
here is an actual miniature mp3 player right so I’m seeing this on one end and
right so I’m seeing this on one end and
right so I’m seeing this on one end and I’m seeing this on now there now thank
I’m seeing this on now there now thank
I’m seeing this on now there now thank you well what would happen if I took the
you well what would happen if I took the
you well what would happen if I took the boat made and I was able to put it 1 2mv
boat made and I was able to put it 1 2mv
boat made and I was able to put it 1 2mv three sticks could I give the mp3 sticks
three sticks could I give the mp3 sticks
three sticks could I give the mp3 sticks to the people and the audience when the
to the people and the audience when the
to the people and the audience when the performance was finished that we require
performance was finished that we require
performance was finished that we require hmm
laptop with some soft waited some secret
laptop with some soft waited some secret sauce oh I’m a computer engineer I know
sauce oh I’m a computer engineer I know
sauce oh I’m a computer engineer I know how to make your secret sauce I’ll give
how to make your secret sauce I’ll give
how to make your secret sauce I’ll give her a couple of my friends we start
her a couple of my friends we start
her a couple of my friends we start messing around with it we’ve been
messing around with it we’ve been
messing around with it we’ve been messing around with it for about 10
messing around with it for about 10
messing around with it for about 10 years but the idea seems like it may
years but the idea seems like it may
years but the idea seems like it may have gotten leapfrog cuz these things
have gotten leapfrog cuz these things
have gotten leapfrog cuz these things showed up in the Internet of Things
showed up in the Internet of Things
showed up in the Internet of Things showed up and everybody was talking
showed up and everybody was talking
showed up and everybody was talking about downloading music to your phones
about downloading music to your phones
about downloading music to your phones and ringtones but for some reason that
and ringtones but for some reason that
and ringtones but for some reason that idea still seem to have some legs so I
idea still seem to have some legs so I
idea still seem to have some legs so I just bounced it off a couple of my
just bounced it off a couple of my
just bounced it off a couple of my friends and they said to me an
friends and they said to me an
friends and they said to me an interesting thing they said that the
interesting thing they said that the
interesting thing they said that the community aspect the art of the feeling
community aspect the art of the feeling
community aspect the art of the feeling of just giving away games right now say
of just giving away games right now say
of just giving away games right now say oh it’s not right there you’re not
oh it’s not right there you’re not
oh it’s not right there you’re not talking about giving away your music he
talking about giving away your music he
talking about giving away your music he said nah but what if you getting all of
said nah but what if you getting all of
said nah but what if you getting all of us one of those systems how much music
us one of those systems how much music
us one of those systems how much music could we make with it and I stopped for
could we make with it and I stopped for
could we make with it and I stopped for a minute I said bubble I think I’ve been
a minute I said bubble I think I’ve been
a minute I said bubble I think I’ve been approaching this all wrong cuz I’ve been
approaching this all wrong cuz I’ve been
approaching this all wrong cuz I’ve been trying to come up with a business model
trying to come up with a business model
trying to come up with a business model for manufacturing and selling in retail
for manufacturing and selling in retail
for manufacturing and selling in retail and I was becoming a record company said
and I was becoming a record company said
and I was becoming a record company said maybe I’m approaching this all wrong
maybe I’m approaching this all wrong
maybe I’m approaching this all wrong when you investigate that I put together
when you investigate that I put together
when you investigate that I put together a nonprofit called Baltimore jazz house
a nonprofit called Baltimore jazz house
a nonprofit called Baltimore jazz house and we are starting to raise money so we
and we are starting to raise money so we
and we are starting to raise money so we can hire enough people to start
can hire enough people to start
can hire enough people to start manufacturing systems like this so we
manufacturing systems like this so we
manufacturing systems like this so we can give them to the artists and then
can give them to the artists and then
can give them to the artists and then they can make the music and give us all
they can make the music and give us all
they can make the music and give us all what we want to hear
what we want to hear
what we want to hear fish Dave Matthews Band gradually they
fish Dave Matthews Band gradually they
fish Dave Matthews Band gradually they all have versions of this where their
all have versions of this where their
all have versions of this where their communities go out and they just trade
communities go out and they just trade
communities go out and they just trade music they started with cassette decks
music they started with cassette decks
music they started with cassette decks you know so I was supposed to do slides
you know so I was supposed to do slides
you know so I was supposed to do slides but in the true nature of jazz I started
but in the true nature of jazz I started
but in the true nature of jazz I started riffing right you guys can ride along
riffing right you guys can ride along
riffing right you guys can ride along with me that in essence is the nature of
with me that in essence is the nature of
with me that in essence is the nature of jazz music it takes you on journeys and
jazz music it takes you on journeys and
jazz music it takes you on journeys and trips where you’ve never been before
trips where you’ve never been before
trips where you’ve never been before based all on the person who owned the
based all on the person who owned the
based all on the person who owned the stage entertaining one slide saving the
stage entertaining one slide saving the
stage entertaining one slide saving the slice of the American Pie the American
slice of the American Pie the American
slice of the American Pie the American pilots we taste the jazz we can get
pilots we taste the jazz we can get
pilots we taste the jazz we can get these systems in the hands of the jazz
these systems in the hands of the jazz
these systems in the hands of the jazz artists every performance they make can
artists every performance they make can
artists every performance they make can be recorded and given to us every
be recorded and given to us every
be recorded and given to us every recording they may can be saved and
recording they may can be saved and
recording they may can be saved and archived every recording they make we
archived every recording they make we
archived every recording they make we can enjoy and enrich our lives that’s my
can enjoy and enrich our lives that’s my
can enjoy and enrich our lives that’s my time
time
time you
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