The Ventriloquism of Keith Jarrett

I can’t take Keith’s or a lot of other people’s vocalizations. I listened to his music long ago until I made the mistake of getting a video of a performance. He was moaning and looked like he was in great pain. I couldn't see how he was playing the music I was hearing.  His fingers were curled, mouth open and he was rocking his head up and down.  I can’t get that image out of my head when I hear him now, so no more Keith for me.

The beauty and amazingness of our individual emotional connections... or breaks.  I had likely heard Keith Jarrett prior, yet my awareness and connection to him and his music coalesced nearly 25 years ago, in Girona Spain...when I walked into a small cafe for lunch. 

Keith's vocalizing is more annoying than pleasant.

The true master of that is Tigran Hamassiyan. He took a lot from Keith's skill and other talented jazz musicians and created prog-jazz band. His skill is the next level from Keith by all means.

kj’s vocalizing, typically on the more uptempo tunes, can be really distracting... but the artist needs to do he needs to do to perform, find the inspiration... and he is truly among the greats, it is too bad he can no longer perform