From gustavocp@gmail.com Fri Jul 15 19:30:14 2011
Subject:Re: Hammond & Leslie and SK1 & Ventilator ..

Yup, I agree with you Daniel.
Guys, we are all mature enough here to understand that we are just
talking about general ideas based on the modus-operandi of the
majority of the musicians from a given region.
In my life I met many Japanese people that could improvise (just take
Hiromi for ex.). But I will agree that most of them are more inclined
to other types of art that do not need too much expontaniety and
require lots of formal procedures (many of them fall into the
classical music performance).
When we say that Japanese people follow a pattern, this is because
they face a whole life of tradition, receiving credit in school or in
their company for methodic behaviour, and since young age their
families usually encourage this way of doing things.
There is no right or wrong here. Just historical predesposition.
I do think artists like Hiromi probably went abroad to learn some
tips, not that she could not improvise if she didn't, but because she
felt that she would learn more if she was in the middle of an
environment that breathes creativity.
Like I said, I didn't waste my hours with Tony Monaco learning music
scales or modes that I could get from any website. I learned from his
experience with the instrument and with the dos and donts of the jazz
world.
But, again people... we are just talking about lines of thought.
My country "suffers" from that type of judgement in many areas (music,
sports, food).
But I'm mature enough to understand why that exists, and even though I
don't play soccer that well I don't get mad when others say I should
just because I am from where I am from. ;)

On Friday, July 15, 2011, Daniel Forró wrote:
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> Japanese students who study abroad may be creative, that's usually