Kamasi Washington.(Ifoto: I-Kamasi Washington.) IJazz inomzuzwana ngoku, iqela eliphumayo, likhulula uhlobo kwiiklabhu ezinomsi kunye nokusela okuncinci.
Mamela kwimamela kum UKendrick Lamar ’s Ukunyibilika kwebhabhathane okanye kaDavid Bowie Umnyama kwaye uve izandi zepop kunye nehip-hop zokuphumeza ijezi njengesiseko sokudibanisa; Mamela kwimamela kum UMeshell Ndegeocello 'S grooves, jazz-spiked hip-hop kunye ne-pop egxile kwiingcambu zakhe zokuhamba, okanye Ithemba Spalding , i-prodigy-jazz-bassist kunye no-cellist-wajika-waba ngumculi-umbhali wengoma. Isihogo, jonga Ukubetha . IJazz inomzuzwana ngoku.
City Parks Foundation, umbutho ongenzi nzuzo emva kweNew York Uchungechunge lwekhonsathi yohlobo lweStudStage , ibubona ubukho obuhlaziyiweyo be-jazz kumculo othandwayo ngcono kunaye nabani na. Kwihlobo lasehlotyeni elingama-23 elidlulileyo, uthotho lwemiboniso, iminyhadala kunye nokuvavanywa kwefilimu kubonisile Umnyhadala weCharlie Parker Jazz -Uludwe lwemidlalo ekhethekileyo ewonga abadlali beqonga kunye nabamelwane abathe baqinisa imbali yaseNew York ekubumbeni imeko yejezi yanamhlanje.
Ecaleni komnyhadala, umxholo weSummerStage otshintsha unyaka nonyaka uhlala udibanisa uhlobo oluphuculweyo lwaseNew York kwaye wenza olo hlobo lujolise kwinkqubo yalo. Kanye njengokuba i-salsa kunye ne-hip-hop bobabini babenamaxesha abo, umlawuli wezobugcisa weSixeko sase-Park u-Erika Elliott wayesazi emva kwesikhumbuzo seminyaka engama-30 se-SummerStage kwisizini ephelileyo ukuba lwalukho uhlobo olunye olwalufanele ukuboniswa ngaphezu kwalo naliphi na ngoku.
Abantu abancinci bamkela i-jazz kumaqonga amakhulu, U-Nks Elliott uxelele uMbonisi. Abantwana bajonge nezixhobo zokwenene kunye nezixhobo zokwenene. Ungayisampula kwakhona, kodwa yintoni isampulu? Uyifumene njani? Yintoni imvelaphi?
Le yimibuzo i-SummerStage 2016 efuna ukuyiphendula, ngolungelelwaniso olucingisisiweyo lweehitters ezinzima eziqala ngoJuni 4 ngepiyano UMcCoy Tyner Igubu URoy Haynes kunye nebassist URon Carter ukudlala kunye eCentral Park.
Ngaphandle kweCentral Park, amagcisa e-jazz azakudlala nemiboniso ye-SummerStage kwiindawo zabo ezifanelekileyo, kwi-turf yabo yasekhaya. EBrooklyn eyakhe UJason lindner , odlala phambili Mnyama, izisa i-fusion yayo yebhodi yezitshixo eMarcus Garvey Park ngo-Agasti 26; isiginci kunye ne-Harlem-native UAllan Harris Idlala iTompkins Square Park ngo-Agasti 28.
Inxalenye yento esigqibe ekubeni siyenze, siza kubhiyozela izinto ngokucacileyo eNew York, utshilo uNks. Elliott. Akunjalo nje Intoni sibonisa, kodwa phi thaca. Ithuba lokuveza ijezi kwisiXeko saseNew York, kodwa simahla? Awuyiboni loo nto, ngakumbi kwisiXeko saseNew York. 
UMcCoy Tyner.(Ifoto: ngoncedo lukaMcCoy Tyner.)
Isigqibo sePaki yeSixeko sokugxila kwi-jazz ngexesha laso le-2016 yeXesha leHlabathi lisiva kakuhle kwinqanaba. Kukuqhubekeka kwetoni ebekwe ngumboniso wokuqala we-SummerStage ngo-1986, xa i-jazz yesithuba esingcwele se-Sun Ra kunye ne-Omniverse Arkestra yakhe yabelana nge-bill no-Sonic Youth. I-Saxophonist kunye ne-bandleader u-Kamasi Washington udlala i-SummerStage ngoJuni 18, eqhubeka nesiko lika-Sun Ra lokuqhumisa ubhedu kwi-cosmos, kunye nokudlala umculo weendawo.
Umnumzana Washington yinto engelona ikhonkco phakathi kwe-Sun Ra kunye nokuhlaziywa kwe-jazz yanamhlanje. Oko kudlala ku Ukunyibilika kwebhabhathane Ngo-2014, kunye nokukhulula ukuqala kwakhe kweeyure ezintathu I-Epic Kunyaka ophelileyo kwilebheli ye-Flying Lotus ye-jazz-electro Brainfeeder (ebonisa umlingisi we-bassist uStephen Thundercat Bruner phakathi kwezikhundla zayo), uMnu. Washington uziqinisile njengomnye wamagcisa amatsha exesha lethu. Akalalanisi kwizimbo zakhe, ukudibanisa i-modal jazz, ujingi, ubop obukhuni kunye nazo zonke ezinye iindlela kunye ngenjongo yokunika abaphulaphuli ukufikelela kwindawo ekhethekileyo, engcwele yonyana.
Umbonisi wathetha noMnumzana Washington malunga nohlobo oluvuselelekileyo kutshanje ekuthandeni, incoko emnandi ekhawuleze yavela kwingxoxo yomculo kwelona nqanaba liphathekayo nelomntu.
Umnumzana Washington akasiboni isidingo sokudibanisa ukuhlangana kwakhe kwezitayile. Ujolise ngakumbi ekwenzeni olo nxibelelwano nabaphulaphuli, ucelomngeni kunye nokuthomalalisa ubuchopho bethu ngokulingana. Kwilixa apho iimvumi ezininzi zomlilo zihlala zifunwa, ukuzibophelela kwakhe ekugcineni ukubonakaliswa kwe-band enkulu yomculo wakhe, iqela labahlobo abasondeleyo kunye nabasebenzisanayo ababizwa ngokuba yiWest Coast Getdown okanye iNyathelo elilandelayo, liyamangalisa-kodwa hayi Yothusa into yokuba uninzi lwabadlali awaziyo ukuba bafuna ukuqhubeka nokusika kunye naye.
Incoko yethu yayityebile ngento efanayo, into ebandakanya konke eyenza ukuba umculo wayo ube ngumlingo. Ukuthetha nendoda ngokuzithemba kakhulu ekulandeleni imibono yayo, awunakuze uzive ukuba i-jazz inokuvuselelwa kwayo, liqela elinoxanduva lwayo.
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Ndacinga ukuba singaqala ukuthetha kancinci malunga nawe kunye nerekhodi, kwaye apho ukhoyo kunye ne-jazz yanamhlanje. Ndinemali yelwimi yokuhamba okwangoku kwinqanaba lokudibanisa, kodwa andiqondi ukuba zonke zibonakala zihamba kunye kumculo wakho, kwaye mhlawumbi yinto entle leyo . Ndiva ubunzima obunzima, izinto zeemodyuli, umculo we-Sun Ra wamaqela. Uzama njani ukwenza ikhowudi yesandi sakho, okanye ungazikhathazi ngayo?
Ndicinga ukuba kunzima. Ukuqhubekeka kwakho uye kwi-jazz, uphela ujikeleza onke amalungu ahlukeneyo, uyazi ukuba ndithetha ukuthini? Xa umamele into efana ne-modal jazz, kukho izinto ze-bebop, izinto ze-swing, izinto ze-hard bop. Yonke loo nto ikoko, kodwa inegama elitsha. Ndicinga ukuba iyafana nayo nayiphi na uhlobo lwangoku, zonke ezinye iindlela. Ngokuqinisekileyo uphela unezinto zazo zonke ezo ntlobo zahlukileyo. Ndidla ngokuba yi-jazz yayo yale mihla, kuba khange kubekho ndawo ibekiweyo, ekuvunyelwene ngayo okwenzekayo ngoku.
Yinto elungileyo endiyicingayo leyo, sikhululekile ngakumbi ngokungaqondakaliyo.
Ewe, kwaye ndicinga ukuba umculo ubanzi kakhulu. Inokuba ibanzi kakhulu okanye imxinwa kakhulu, kwaye ndicinga ukuba ndikhetha ububanzi kakhulu.
Mna noErika sathetha ngombono wokuba ijezi ekuqaleni yayiyinto yehipster, kwaye kusabonakala ngathi kufuneka uye kwiklabhu enesiselo esincinci… Kodwa ngoku, Kendrick, Bowie… ingaba i-zeitgeist iyatshintsha kwaphela?
Ewe, ndicinga ukuba i-jazz ifumaneke ngokukodwa. Yayekwahlukaniswa nezinye iindlela zomculo. Uya kwiminyhadala yejazz kwaye ubone ezinye iindlela zomculo, kodwa awuzange ubone i-jazz kuyo nayiphi na into ngaphandle komnyhadala wejazz, uyazi? Kwaye kwinqanaba leklabhu, umbono wokuba ngumculo ekufuneka uqhotyoshelwe kwisidlo sangokuhlwa kunye neziselo, awulungelanga zonke iindlela zejazz kunye nabo bonke abaphulaphuli abohlukeneyo.
'Umculo ubonakalisa ixesha kunye nabantu abakulo, kwaye ijezi luhlobo lwentetho kunye nengqondo evulekileyo. Ukuza kweJazz kuthetha ukuba abantu banoluhlobo lokukhangela into enjalo. '
Uthetha ukuba abantu bayaphuma ebusuku balindele isandi esithile?
Ewe, ukuba uyaphuma kwaye ufuna ukuba ne ixesha elimnandi kwaye umamele umculo, ungahlali phantsi kwaye ube nomhla, uyazi ukuba ndithetha ukuthini? Ukuba ufuna ukuxhoma ukumamela umculo, awuzukuya kwindawo oza kuhlala phantsi utye isidlo sangokuhlwa. Uhlobo olunye lokumamela. Abaphulaphuli banamhlanje ngokubanzi, kudidi ngalunye, ayisiyiwo amava abawafunayo ngomculo. IJazz iyanda iyaphuma kuloo nto, iyadibana noluntu ngokubanzi kwaye ingabekelwa bodwa.
Ukubonakala nje komdlali wempondo osebenza njengebhanti ekhokelayo kuyandimangalisa. UJohn Handy mkhulu. Uhlangabezana njani nazo zonke ezi ziqwenga zomculo wakho, abadlali abajikelezayo, ezopolitiko, ezona ndlela zilungileyo?
Ukusebenza kwaye unoluhlu olubanzi lokukhetha. Iimvumi ziyaziphilisa. Kunzima, ukuhambelana. Ukuba ufuna iimvumi eziphambili, ziya kubakho kwimfuno kwaye kuya kufuneka uxhomekeke kuzo ngalo lonke ixesha.
Ngaba i-jazz dudes kufuneka ibambeke ngakumbi kwaye icwangcise malunga nendlela ekufuneka bazibophelele ngayo kuthethathethwano olude?
Kwibhendi, amagcisa adlala namalungu elo bhendi kwaye kunjalo. Amagcisa eJazz adlala nemvumi iphela ukuze aphile. Umahluko ngokwenkcubeko. Ndisithi, Ndiyadlala kuphela le yinto enkulu. 
Kamasi Washington.(Ifoto: I-Kamasi Washington.)
Ucinga ntoni ngolu tshintsho, olo tshintsho? Kwaye malunga nokugxila kwe-SummerStage kwi-jazz ngeli hlobo lehlobo njengenxalenye yaloo nto?
Ndicinga ukuba kuyamangalisa. Umculo ubonakalisa ixesha kunye nabantu abakulo, kwaye ijezi luhlobo lwentetho kunye nengqondo evulekileyo. Ukuza kweJazz kuthetha ukuba abantu banoluhlobo lokukhangela into enjalo. Kukuchaphazela umdla, elinye icala leengqondo zethu zentlalo liyavula, kwaye likhangela into enkulu. Kodwa ke uneengxaki zeDrumpf. Abantu bafuna into yokuvula iingqondo zabo, kwaye kuyaphola ngokwenene ukuba abantu abavulelekanga kwijazz kuphela, kodwa bayayikhangela.
Iyintoni indima yakho ekuququzeleleni loo mava okomoya, ekhokelela umntu kuloo mandla?
Ndicinga ukuba ngokubanzi abantu bafuna unxibelelwano. Okuninzi esikwenzayo kukunxibelelana. Njengemvumi, umculo unjengonxibelelwano lwendalo iphela. Ekugqibeleni, imalunga nento oyidlulisayo, into oyinikayo. Into endizama ukuyenza kukuba ivuleke uyazi. Kwaye udlale ukuba ndingubani.
Wenza indawo yokuba abahlobo bakho balahlekelwe ziingqondo zabo.
Ewe. Nokuba ukude kangakanani, okanye indlela okhule ngayo yahlukile, kukho unxibelelwano olukho kubo bonke abantu.
Into eqhelekileyo, eyisiseko esisiseko.
Ewe! Sonke sihleka, sonke siyakhala, sonke siyathanda, sonke senzakele. Zonke ezo zinto. Njengoko uvulela kuloo nto, njengoko uqala ukudibanisa nabantu… wonke umculo unzima, yile nto abantu abangayiqondiyo. Thatha imvumi kwaye uyibeke kwimeko enesimbo somculo abangazange badlale ngaphambili kwaye baya kusokola kancinci. IJazz inezinto kuyo ezinokubonakala zinzima kunezinye iindlela zomculo, kodwa zintsonkothe ngendlela eyahlukileyo. Ekugqibeleni, isitayile siphakathi nje. Ayisiyiyo le nto, injalo, ngaba usebenzisa i-acrylic okanye usebenzisa ioyile? Ubonakala njani umzobo? Uthini?
