In fact its quite gratifying for me to see some of the people who really objected to this method of working now… — Derek Bailey Copy Share Image
Free improvisation, in addition to being a highly skilled musical craft, is open to use by almost anyone--beginners, children, and non-musicians… — Derek Bailey Copy Share Image
Free improvisation, in addition to being a highly skilled musical craft, is open to use by almost anyone-beginners, children, and non-musicians. The… — Derek Bailey Copy Share Image
I have always been attracted to the cottage industry side of this business. — Derek Bailey Copy Share Image
Playing music is not really susceptible to theory much. Circumstances affect it so much. — Derek Bailey Copy Share Image
I think the blues is fine for blues players, but free blues has never made much sense to me. — Derek Bailey Copy Share Image
Undeniably, the audience for improvisation, good or bad, active or passive, sympathetic or hostile, has a power that no other audience has. It can… — Derek Bailey Copy Share Image
In fact its quite gratifying for me to see some of the people who really objected to this method of working now being quite… — Derek Bailey Copy Share Image
Free improvisation, in addition to being a highly skilled musical craft, is open to use by almost anyone--beginners, children, and non-musicians… — Derek Bailey Copy Share Image
Even if it is difficult playing with other people - sometimes it's great, sometimes it isn't, but that is kind of the point of… — Derek Bailey Copy Share Image
Personally, I've found that the kind of thing that I like is going into somebody else's area and not playing their music but doing… — Derek Bailey Copy Share Image
Younger players in this music often turn out to be middle aged; it is not a young music. — Derek Bailey Copy Share Image
Diversity is its most consistent characteristic....The characteristics of freely improvised music are established only by the sonic-musical identity of the person or persons playing… — Derek Bailey Copy Share Image
