{"id":1169,"date":"2020-10-26T10:16:08","date_gmt":"2020-10-26T14:16:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bnatural.nyc\/?p=1169"},"modified":"2020-10-26T10:19:49","modified_gmt":"2020-10-26T14:19:49","slug":"joel-ross-on-black-american-music-politics-and-good-vibes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bnatural.nyc\/joel-ross-on-black-american-music-politics-and-good-vibes\/","title":{"rendered":"JOEL ROSS ON BLACK AMERICAN MUSIC, POLITICS AND GOOD VIBES"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<section id=\"news-post\" class=\"two-col \">\n<div class=\"single-post\">\n<article>\n<header>\n<h1>JOEL ROSS ON BLACK AMERICAN MUSIC, POLITICS AND GOOD VIBES<\/h1>\n<div class=\"post-info\"><span class=\"post-author\">Written by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zoneout.com\/author\/paul-dougherty\">Paul Dougherty<\/a><\/span>\u00a0\/\u00a0<time class=\"post-date\">OCT 22 2020<\/time><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"post-contents\">\n<p>Joel Ross plays the vibraphone. But that isn\u2019t the most interesting thing about him.<\/p>\n<p>Joel is a 25-year-old musical prodigy. A young man born and raised in Chicago \u2013 the son of two police officers \u2013 who dares to move Black American Music into uncharted new territory. He does it with the gleeful joy of a mathematical savant, the determination of an athlete, and a millennial humility.<\/p>\n<p>His music doesn\u2019t hide behind a curtain of coded language \u2013 nor does it make any populist concessions.<\/p>\n<p>Please consider this conversation a key to a door into the creative world of Joel Ross.<\/p>\n<h4 id=\"kt-adv-heading_6b5c0a-e0\" class=\"kt-adv-heading_6b5c0a-e0 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/zoneout.lnk.to\/Kd5veX2CWE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Joel Ross\u2019s new album\u00a0<em>Who Are You?<\/em>\u00a0is out now via Blue Note Records<\/a><\/h4>\n<div class=\"wp-block-spacer\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/zoneout.lnk.to\/Kd5veX2CWE\/widget\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" frameborder=\"0\" data-lnk-widget=\"\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-_b156bc-14\">\n<div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\">\n<hr class=\"kt-divider\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h4 id=\"kt-adv-heading_2e7294-ef\" class=\"kt-adv-heading_2e7294-ef wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\"><strong>JAZZ<\/strong><\/h4>\n<div class=\"wp-block-spacer\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>Is \u201cjazz\u201d a useful word to you?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I guess. I know there are people who feel that the word jazz isn\u2019t the best description. I accepted it as what I grew up with \u2013 what I was taught. And the more I\u2019ve been playing, and talking, and learning from people, the more I understand how jazz music is more flexible than the name implies.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2668\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zoneout.com\/files\/2020\/10\/ZOJoel5-compressed-1024x853.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zoneout.com\/files\/2020\/10\/ZOJoel5-compressed-1024x853.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.zoneout.com\/files\/2020\/10\/ZOJoel5-compressed-300x250.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.zoneout.com\/files\/2020\/10\/ZOJoel5-compressed-768x640.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.zoneout.com\/files\/2020\/10\/ZOJoel5-compressed-1536x1280.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.zoneout.com\/files\/2020\/10\/ZOJoel5-compressed-2048x1707.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.zoneout.com\/files\/2020\/10\/ZOJoel5-compressed-150x125.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.zoneout.com\/files\/2020\/10\/ZOJoel5-compressed-600x500.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.zoneout.com\/files\/2020\/10\/ZOJoel5-compressed-900x750.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.zoneout.com\/files\/2020\/10\/ZOJoel5-compressed-800x667.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.zoneout.com\/files\/2020\/10\/ZOJoel5-compressed-90x75.jpg 90w, https:\/\/www.zoneout.com\/files\/2020\/10\/ZOJoel5-compressed-125x104.jpg 125w, https:\/\/www.zoneout.com\/files\/2020\/10\/ZOJoel5-compressed-1728x1440.jpg 1728w, https:\/\/www.zoneout.com\/files\/2020\/10\/ZOJoel5-compressed-432x360.jpg 432w, https:\/\/www.zoneout.com\/files\/2020\/10\/ZOJoel5-compressed-100x83.jpg 100w\" alt=\"Joel Ross\" \/><figcaption>Joel Ross \u2013 Photo by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.laurendesbergphoto.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Lauren Desberg<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>As for the word \u201cjazz\u201d itself, I use it to introduce people into the space that we\u2019re in. And then once I get them in the door, I want to show them how big that space really is. But we can use the word to start the conversation.<\/p>\n<p>Jazz music falls under a term that I agree more with \u2013 Black American Music.<\/p>\n<p><strong>That\u2019s encouraging, because I was hoping to use the word \u201cjazz\u201d throughout this interview. Like with anything in language, if everyone knows what you\u2019re talking about, then the word holds value. And it sounds like we have a shared understanding of what the word \u201cjazz\u201d means.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>So speaking of jazz, there\u2019s this idea that jazz is an inaccessible music for a lot of people. That jazz is intimidating. Do you agree that this is the case? And where do you think this idea comes from?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I think it\u2019s true. But things can be done on both sides to address that problem.<\/p>\n<p>I think some musicians make music for musicians. Some contemporary jazz music can be a bit heady, with a lot of metric modulations, and things like that. I like all those aspects of modern jazz \u2013 but it is my goal to use those ideas and make the music as accessible as I can, while still staying true to whatever I need to put out as an artist. Because it is\u00a0<em>art music<\/em>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"player-FZeEzcL7Fuc\" title=\"Joel Ross - Yana\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FZeEzcL7Fuc?feature=oembed&amp;enablejsapi=1\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div class=\"wp-block-spacer\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n<p>Jazz used to be the popular music of the day, but it has evolved. It is something that needs to be studied, that you need to understand the history of. It\u2019s the same as any other artform, the same as any dance or visual art.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s something that is not purely for the audience\u2019s entertainment. It\u2019s the artist\u2019s self-expression.<\/p>\n<p>You don\u2019t tell a painter what to paint. They create the art that they want to create, and as the audience you get to come and appreciate it. The audience has to\u00a0<em>want to understand<\/em>\u00a0what the artist is putting out.<\/p>\n<p>But on the other hand, if you want people to\u00a0<em>feel invited<\/em>\u00a0to the music, then it is your job as an artist to achieve that.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-_710226-30\">\n<div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\">\n<hr class=\"kt-divider\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h4 id=\"kt-adv-heading_fb7991-ec\" class=\"kt-adv-heading_fb7991-ec wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\"><strong>RECORDING<\/strong><\/h4>\n<div class=\"wp-block-spacer\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>Recording is an interesting medium for jazz music. Because jazz is an artform so much about creating\u00a0<\/strong><strong><em>in-the-moment<\/em><\/strong><strong>\u00a0every gig is going to be different, every instance of a set is something fresh. But on recording, you\u2019re setting down a single performance forever.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>How do you feel about the role of recording in jazz and in representing your own work?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The way that I approached thinking about recording actually changed during and after we recorded\u00a0<em>Who Are You?<\/em>. I am now of the mindset that you are recording a moment in time in the stream of our journey.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2655\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zoneout.com\/files\/2020\/10\/Joel-Ross-LP-product-shot-compressed-1024x573.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zoneout.com\/files\/2020\/10\/Joel-Ross-LP-product-shot-compressed-1024x573.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.zoneout.com\/files\/2020\/10\/Joel-Ross-LP-product-shot-compressed-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.zoneout.com\/files\/2020\/10\/Joel-Ross-LP-product-shot-compressed-768x430.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.zoneout.com\/files\/2020\/10\/Joel-Ross-LP-product-shot-compressed-1536x860.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.zoneout.com\/files\/2020\/10\/Joel-Ross-LP-product-shot-compressed-2048x1146.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.zoneout.com\/files\/2020\/10\/Joel-Ross-LP-product-shot-compressed-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.zoneout.com\/files\/2020\/10\/Joel-Ross-LP-product-shot-compressed-600x336.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.zoneout.com\/files\/2020\/10\/Joel-Ross-LP-product-shot-compressed-900x504.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.zoneout.com\/files\/2020\/10\/Joel-Ross-LP-product-shot-compressed-800x448.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.zoneout.com\/files\/2020\/10\/Joel-Ross-LP-product-shot-compressed-134x75.jpg 134w, https:\/\/www.zoneout.com\/files\/2020\/10\/Joel-Ross-LP-product-shot-compressed-125x70.jpg 125w, https:\/\/www.zoneout.com\/files\/2020\/10\/Joel-Ross-LP-product-shot-compressed-640x358.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.zoneout.com\/files\/2020\/10\/Joel-Ross-LP-product-shot-compressed-100x56.jpg 100w\" alt=\"Joel Ross - Who Are You? Vinyl Album\" \/><figcaption>Joel Ross \u2013\u00a0<em>Who Are You?<\/em>\u00a0is available now via\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zoneout.com\/tag\/blue-note-records\">Blue Note Records<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>So for this album, I really wanted to only ever do just one take. As long as we can get from the beginning to the end \u2013 as cohesively as we can \u2013 then I want to do one take. I don\u2019t care what else happens. I don\u2019t really care about mistakes.<\/p>\n<p>I want to capture this moment in time. It\u2019s going to be different next week.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-_1e2319-f7\">\n<div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\">\n<hr class=\"kt-divider\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h4 id=\"kt-adv-heading_688c63-8b\" class=\"kt-adv-heading_688c63-8b wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\"><strong>COLLECTIVE IMPROVISATION<\/strong><\/h4>\n<div class=\"wp-block-spacer\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>The distinction between the \u201chead\u201d (in jazz, the main melody of a piece) and the \u201csolo\u201d (when the musician is improvising) doesn\u2019t really feel very important in your music. Each track on your album feels like it exists as a single entity \u2013 a single experience, or a moment in time. How do you feel about the convention of \u201csoloing\u201d?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cSoloing\u201d implies that it\u2019s something that you\u2019re doing by yourself. But in reality \u2013 unless you\u2019re actually playing a solo show \u2013 you\u2019re constantly in conversation with other band members.<\/p>\n<p>I want us to constantly be listening to and communicating with each other. The guy who is soloing is leading the conversation right now, but everybody has input into the collective improvisation.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-_a0507e-0c\">\n<div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\">\n<hr class=\"kt-divider\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h4 id=\"kt-adv-heading_edfc4e-3b\" class=\"kt-adv-heading_edfc4e-3b wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\"><strong>BLACK AMERICAN MUSIC<\/strong><\/h4>\n<div class=\"wp-block-spacer\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>You said earlier that jazz is one of a number of styles that fall into the broader category of Black American Music. What is your understanding of Black American Music?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Jazz without a doubt comes from Black American Music. A lot of the music that is popular today comes from Black American music. RnB, Rock &amp; Roll, Motown \u2013 all of it comes from the black experience. From the church, from blues, from slave songs, work songs, prison songs, and originally from Africa.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2659\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zoneout.com\/files\/2020\/10\/ZOJoel3-compressed-1024x853.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zoneout.com\/files\/2020\/10\/ZOJoel3-compressed-1024x853.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.zoneout.com\/files\/2020\/10\/ZOJoel3-compressed-300x250.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.zoneout.com\/files\/2020\/10\/ZOJoel3-compressed-768x640.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.zoneout.com\/files\/2020\/10\/ZOJoel3-compressed-1536x1280.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.zoneout.com\/files\/2020\/10\/ZOJoel3-compressed-2048x1707.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.zoneout.com\/files\/2020\/10\/ZOJoel3-compressed-150x125.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.zoneout.com\/files\/2020\/10\/ZOJoel3-compressed-600x500.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.zoneout.com\/files\/2020\/10\/ZOJoel3-compressed-900x750.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.zoneout.com\/files\/2020\/10\/ZOJoel3-compressed-800x667.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.zoneout.com\/files\/2020\/10\/ZOJoel3-compressed-90x75.jpg 90w, https:\/\/www.zoneout.com\/files\/2020\/10\/ZOJoel3-compressed-125x104.jpg 125w, https:\/\/www.zoneout.com\/files\/2020\/10\/ZOJoel3-compressed-1728x1440.jpg 1728w, https:\/\/www.zoneout.com\/files\/2020\/10\/ZOJoel3-compressed-432x360.jpg 432w, https:\/\/www.zoneout.com\/files\/2020\/10\/ZOJoel3-compressed-100x83.jpg 100w\" alt=\"\" \/><figcaption>Joel Ross \u2013 Photo by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.laurendesbergphoto.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Lauren Desberg<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The experience that Black Americans have been through has influenced all of these forms of music. And as time has gone on, the music has evolved into these different branches.<\/p>\n<p><strong>I like this idea a lot, because it properly credits, by name, the immense contribution that Black Americans past and present have made to our global culture.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>And today the influence of Black American Music is present across all genres and on all continents. American country music artists, English punk bands, K-Pop groups, and European rap artists are all drawing from the blueprints laid down by Black American artists.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Do you see a distinction between the adoption of Black American musical influences and outright appropriation of Black American culture?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s more than just the sound. It\u2019s about understanding the spirit of the music, and how it has evolved to where it is now. Like any other science, you need to understand the history of it \u2013 what it is about, why it is the way that it is.<\/p>\n<p>But honestly, the ultimate question is: are you contributing to the\u00a0<em>message<\/em>\u00a0of the music, and do you understand your role in it?<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-_961203-57\">\n<div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\">\n<hr class=\"kt-divider\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h4 id=\"kt-adv-heading_503640-df\" class=\"kt-adv-heading_503640-df wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\"><strong>POLITICAL MUSIC<\/strong><\/h4>\n<div class=\"wp-block-spacer\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>You have said that \u201cjazz has always been a political music\u201d. As America heads into its next presidential election in November, what do you feel is at stake right now in your home country?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I think the election is important in having a voice. In saying who we want our leaders to be. Because as we can see, not everything the government does is going to be in the people\u2019s best interests.<\/p>\n<p>But the people in charge don\u2019t always affect my day-to-day. It\u2019s on us as people \u2013 as citizens \u2013 to do our part. Sharing, talking, fighting, protesting, writing, silence, whatever the situation may need.<\/p>\n<p>So I put less stock in who the president is, and more in the work being done on the ground by people in their communities<\/p>\n<p><strong>What do you hope Americans will be thinking about when they head out to cast their vote?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Other people. 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