Tag Archives: John Cage

Making it intentional

Posted on October 20, 2014 by jazzpanflute

If there is one constant theme in everything I try to do in music, it is the idea of intentionality. I once read both John Cage’s books in praise of chance operations and ambient sounds, and found them highly entertaining, … Continue reading →

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Playing Without Expectations

Posted on August 5, 2014 by jazzpanflute

Once in a while I consult the I Ching, the Chinese Book of Changes. In fact this book was my original reason for deciding to learn Chinese way back when. Yesterday I drew the 25th hexagram, Wu Wang (无妄), a … Continue reading →

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