Performance by the artist(?) TED http://www.ted.com/talks/eric_lewis_strikes_chords_to_rock_the_jazz_world.htmlSee definitions below. You Make the call........MY jury is still undecided. IMHO there would/should be MAJOR contractual conditions prior to a performance for this type of performer, the technical demands on the servicing technician AND especially the post performance needs of the instrument Respectfully, Gerry C WCUPA Definitions: Noun 1. mu·sic (myzk)n.1. The art of arranging sounds in time so as to produce a continuous, unified, and evocative composition, as through melody, harmony, rhythm, and timbre.2. Vocal or instrumental sounds possessing a degree of melody, harmony, or rhythm.3. a. A musical composition.b. The written or printed score for such a composition.c. Such scores considered as a group: We keep our music in a stack near the piano.4. A musical accompaniment.5. A particular category or kind of music.6. An aesthetically pleasing or harmonious sound or combination of sounds: the music of the wind in the pines. Noun1.musicality - the property of sounding like musicmusicalnesssound property - an attribute of soundlyricality, lyricism, songfulness - the property of being suitable for singingmelodiousness, tunefulness - the property of having a melodytexture - the musical pattern created by parts being played or sung together; "then another melodic line is added to the texture" Noun 1 jazz (jz)n. 1. Music a. A style of music, native to America, characterized by a strong but flexible rhythmic understructure with solo and ensemble improvisations on basic tunes and chord patterns and, more recently, a highly sophisticated harmonic idiom.b. Big band dance music. Noun1.modern jazz - any of various styles of jazz that appeared after 1940neo jazz, new jazzjazz - a genre of popular music that originated in New Orleans around 1900 and developed through increasingly complex styles Noun 1 noise (noiz) n.1. a. Sound or a sound that is loud, unpleasant, unexpected, or undesired.b. Sound or a sound of any kind: The only noise was the wind in the pines.2. A loud outcry or commotion: the noise of the mob; a lot of noise over the new law.3. Physics A disturbance, especially a random and persistent disturbance, that obscures or reduces the clarity of a signal.4. Computer Science Irrelevant or meaningless data.5. Informal a. A complaint or protest.b. Rumor; talk.c. noises Remarks or actions intended to convey a specific impression or to attract attention: "The U.S. is making appropriately friendly noises to the new Socialist Government" (Flora Lewis).v. noised, nois·ing, nois·es v.tr. To spread the rumor or report of.v.intr.1. To talk much or volubly.2. To be noisy; make noise.[Middle English, from Old French, perhaps from Vulgar Latin *nausea, discomfort, from Latin nausea, seasickness; see nausea.]Synonyms: noise, din, racket2, uproar, pandemonium, hullabaloo, hubbub, clamor, babel These nouns refer to loud, confused, or disagreeable sound or sounds. Noise is the least specific: deafened by the noise in the subway. A din is a jumble of loud, usually discordant sounds: the din of the factory. Racket is loud, distressing noise: the racket made by trucks rolling along cobblestone streets. Uproar, pandemonium, and hullabaloo imply disorderly tumult together with loud, bewildering sound: "The evening uproar of the howling monkeys burst out" (W.H. Hudson); "a pandemonium of dancing and whooping, drumming and feasting" (Francis Parkman); a tremendous hullabaloo in the agitated crowd. Hubbub emphasizes turbulent activity and concomitant din: the hubbub of bettors, speculators, tipsters, and touts. Clamor is loud, usually sustained noise, as of a public outcry of dissatisfaction: "not in the clamor of the crowded street" (Henry Wadsworth Longfellow); a debate that was interrupted by a clamor of opposition. Noun 1 art 1 (ärt) n.1. Human effort to imitate, supplement, alter, or counteract the work of nature.2. a. The conscious production or arrangement of sounds, colors, forms, movements, or other elements in a manner that affects the sense of beauty, specifically the production of the beautiful in a graphic or plastic medium.b. The study of these activities.c. The product of these activities; human works of beauty considered as a group.3. High quality of conception or execution, as found in works of beauty; aesthetic value.4. A field or category of art, such as music, ballet, or literature.5. A nonscientific branch of learning; one of the liberal arts.6. a. A system of principles and methods employed in the performance of a set of activities: the art of building.b. A trade or craft that applies such a system of principles and methods: the art of the lexicographer.7. a. Skill that is attained by study, practice, or observation: the art of the baker; the blacksmith's art.b. Skill arising from the exercise of intuitive faculties: "Self-criticism is an art not many are qualified to practice" (Joyce Carol Oates).8. a. arts Artful devices, stratagems, and tricks.b. Artful contrivance; cunning.9. Printing Illustrative material. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/caut.php/attachments/20091106/fda8f53b/attachment-0001.htm>
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