NEA Jazz Master Hubert Laws
Series: Jazz Masters Moments
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Length: 00:06:28
In these 4 intimate Moments, flutist Hubert Laws talks about his storied career and why he loves the flute!
Hubert Laws: I had no idea that flute playing would become therapeutic for me. I carry my flute around everywhere I go and pull it out, ‘cause it actually becomes a panacea for me.
Be sure to listen to his gripping cover of the spiritual, "Amazing Grace."
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Piece Description
In these 4 intimate Moments, flutist Hubert Laws talks about his storied career and why he loves the flute!
Hubert Laws: I had no idea that flute playing would become therapeutic for me. I carry my flute around everywhere I go and pull it out, ‘cause it actually becomes a panacea for me.
Be sure to listen to his gripping cover of the spiritual, "Amazing Grace."
Transcript
HUBERT LAWS_FREEDOM OF IMPROVISATION_#188
(:90)
NOW, A JAZZ MOMENT…
MUSIC: Moments Notice
Hubert Laws: I had no idea that flute playing would become therapeutic for me. I carry my flute around everywhere I go and pull it out, ‘cause it actually becomes a panacea for me.
NEA JAZZ MASTER HUBERT LAWS IS JUST AS COMFORTABLE PLAYING A JAZZ CLUB AS HE IS ONSTAGE WITH A SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA. HE SPENT FOUR YEARS IN HIS EARLY CAREER AS A SUBSTITUTE FLUTIST FOR THE METROPOLITAN OPERA AND NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC, WORKING WITH LEONARD BERNSTEIN AND MANY OF THE WORLD’S GREATEST CONDUCTORS. AMAZING EXPERIENCES, BUT SOMETHING WAS MISSING…
Hubert Laws: After I had done that, I began to appreciate something that I took for granted. That is, the ability to improvise. Because human beings are free moral agents. Free will is something we all enjoy. And then I begin to think about, man, how m...
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Musical Works
| Title | Artist | Album | Label | Year | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moments Notice, Morning Star, Amazing Grace, All Soul | Hubert Laws | In the Beginning, Morning Star, The Laws of Jazz - Flute By-Laws . | Sony Music Entertainment, Rhino Atlantic (track 4) | 00:00 |
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Produced by the National Endowment for the Arts
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