Extract from the interview released by Uri Caine on 16/11 / 09
The full interview was broadcast Sunday, November 22 during Sunday by appointment radio " @ Angels Demons "
Uri, do you think interpret traditional Jewish music, playing with the mentality today, as it does on the album " Secrets " who sees you in a quartet with Mark Feldman, Greg Cohen, Joey Baron , is a way to reconsider the ancient musical structures and, paritre from this, build new languages?
"Many of the songs in 'Secrets' as' Z'Chor Hashem' or 'Nigun''Lubavitchers are part of my earliest memories. My family used to play and sing these songs and others on Friday evening, consumed as musicians who play jazz standards by George Gershwin or Cole Porter. It was a great challenge to play this music because although structurally simple to be able to improvise you have to force certain habits that are learned in jazz. "
Improvisation is intuition, invention or interaction?
"All these things together. Improvising means to keep alive the attention, play what you would not have waited to play, expect the unexpected. Above all, cultivate the exchange relationship with oneself and with others. I mean, the dialogue between musicians should be developed, as it is necessary that everyone works with their potential to enhance and refine it. It is essential to practice and keep on going, not to be trapped in the cold perfectionism, preserving the spontaneity.
Great musicians like John Coltrane knew a lot of work on their technique and at the same time, they kept alive the ability to capture the moment that creates impromptu improvisation. This is not to stay in his room playing scales all the time but to work with others, everyone feels connected. There is a strong connection that unites all types of music and, consequently, all the musicians. "