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Sep 19, 08    Thanks for the music Bheki, rest in peace
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Last Monday, September 8th 2008 Bheki Mseleku died at his home in South London. He was 53. He had suffered from diabetes. Many of you came to The Loft concert on April 8th 2006 where Bheki played a beautiful solo concert at the piano. The concert at The Loft brought many people together to honour and enjoy the music making of this extraordinary musician. I wanted to let you know as soon as I could that you can join a memorial concert this Friday at South Africa House, Trafalgar Square, from 6pm – 9pm. As this is sent to you I do not know booking details, but from what I’ve heard you can just turn up. It will be the beginning of the formation of a Trust Fund set up in his memory, which will aid his family as well as a bursary for a young musician. The Arts and Culture Minister of South Africa Pallo Jordon called Bheki “a supremely talented creative visionary”. Rest in Peace, Bheki….

please take a look at Bheki’s myspace site:

bhekimseleku




Sep 08, 08    The Clarinet Family
Category: Blog |

http://anticwindbooks.chez-alice.fr/clarinet/clarinet.html




Sep 04, 08    `Flow-Time gets newsletter going!´
Category: News |

This is really good news and is going to be exciting…`Flow-Time gets newsletter going!´ …Keeping you up to date with events and concerts from David Jean-Baptiste performance groups, cds and products, special offers, reviews and previews, keep informed about Clarinet Therapy and Music and Memory as they grow, special guest interviews, related topics and of course free stuff. `Reflections´ is a gift to you for subscribing, best played when you want to unwind after a long and tiring day or when a person needs to relax and get centred before an important task. Enjoy…

To subscribe visit www.davidjeanbaptiste.com where on submitting your name and email address you will receive a link to the `Flow-Time´ newsletter and also a free download link for `Reflections´an incredibly powerful and unique relaxation cd from David Jean-Baptiste and Danish pianist, sound designer Nicky Bendix…

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“I come home, sit back, turn on Reflections and the days stress simply drains away every time, I don’t know how it works but it works”… (antje boetius, marine biologist)

“Unlike the masses of synthesizer based relaxation music on the market Reflections has been recorded by instrumentalists totally at ease with creating music for this situation”…(Arne Weiss, sound designer)

”It calmed my energetic kids before bedtime”… (lucie polya, education inspector)

Reflections… Eight pieces of music performed by David playing variations on an infectiously relaxing D flat pedal on Contra-bass Clarinet, Bass Clarinet and Bass Flute with the piano and spacy keyboards of Nicky Bendix . Nicky has an open channel to the heavens, you will not hear him repeat a phrase throughout…Reflections works by gradually slowing down the rhythm of the body and mind in time with the music, which is often very slow, minimal and introspective. The monotone is sweet on the low clarinets and the bass flute.  The spacy and imaginative sound design from Nicky Bendix has a Nordic touch. Here our mind stays attentive as it normally does when listening to music, as it is interesting; but because the music really doesn’t go anywhere and stays in the same tonality eventually the mind gives in and totally relaxes…

With regular use you can really begin to enjoy these benefits often…

  • Reduces stress
  • Eases the mind
  • Creates a relaxed space
  • Promotes better sleep
  • Releases endorphins
  • Improves concentration
  • Heightened creativity
  • Aligns the physical body and mind
  • Unlocks the dream machine
  • Helps find your flow-centre
  • Works as a personal development too

“I wanted to create a work with the primary intention to relax the listener using music, the best combination of musical instruments and the most suitable performing artists for the task. I could not have asked a pianist keyboardist better suited for this project than Nicky Bendix. He is fresh, creative and deeply introspective… we created something that turns off your thinking mind freeing you to simply relax and dream…”

Background to sound healing: by Jason Rowe

The universe at its basest level is made up of sound vibrations. And whether something is as large as a galaxy of as small as one human being the same is true. How often do we meet somebody and there is no effort to relate with them? Resonance at similar frequency happens all the time to all living matter and this is often referred to as entrainment, (and of course the opposite can also be true.) Her mother’s heartbeat is the first sound a baby hears inside the womb. It nurtures and supports her growth and lays the foundation for trust within the human form. As adults, sound is the last sense we leave behind. Rhythm and music is as fundamental a part of all human communities, whenever and wherever they are, as is water, food and sunlight. For thousands of year’s music was family, along with dance and storytelling. Today’s modern technology platforms and entertainment business models has reversed this and put ownership with a few record labels and performers thus making the majority of the western world passive in response to music.

However many artists have realized the healing potential of sound and some have even produced music that seeks to heal the listener by raising the level of consciousness and thus bringing about self discovery and therefore the possibility of healing and change. Many of these are now using common software and the Internet to deliver this message to a wider audience. Pythagoras is seen as the pioneer of sound healing c.500 BC, and the ancient Indian Vedic Chakra system of energy centres within the body is now widely recognized within the West. The core system revolves around 7 chakras from the base of the spine to the crown of the head. (1. Base 2. Sacral 3. Solar Plexus 4. Heart 5. Throat 6. Third Eye 7. Crown.). These centres are guides to convergent areas that cover physical, emotional and spiritual energies. Sound that creates healing resonates at these areas and levels.




Jul 19, 08    16 Leadership Lessons from Jazz Greats
Category: Blog |

16 Leadership Lessons from the Jazz Greats

Listen

“The most important thing I look for in a musician is whether he knows how to listen.”

…Duke Ellington

JAZZ IMPROV …(Mike Bell 4)

“I can’t stress this enough. Go out

and buy/copy all the jazz music

you can and really listen to it.“

Leadership

Walk around your office,

department or organisation and

listen; listen to what your

people are telling you about

what’s working well and not so

well. You’ve got two ears and

one mouth, use them in that

ratio!




Jul 11, 08    Can You Take a Look At This
Category: Blog |

Amazing Memory

Beautiful Minds

when you’re done click here… Music and Memory




Jul 10, 08    New Dates
Category: Schedule |

3 July 2008
Am Wall 164, Bremen
The Lemon Lounge

26 July 2008
Sylt
Black Coffee, Bradurup

7 Aug 2008, 21:00 - 606 Club
London, UK
Description:David Jean-Baptiste

17 Aug 2008
Fra-Fra Sound - The World at your Beach Festival
Zandfort an Zee

11 Sept 2008
FraFra Sound - Festijazz
La Paz, Bolivia

12 Sept 2008
FraFra Sound - Festijazz
La Paz, Bolivia

13 Sept 2008
Fra-Fra Sound - Cross Cultural Bridges
Bolivia

14 Sept 2008
Fra-Fra Sound - Cross Cultural Bridges
Bolivia

21 Sept 2008
Fra-Fra Sound - Marcato Mondial
Limberg, The Netherlands

12 Oct 2008,
Claribbbean-Vibes - Lemon Lounge
Bremen, DE

1 Nov 2008
Worldbeat Party - Weserterrassen
Bremen, DE