‘I have nothing
to do
the rest of my life
but do it
and the rest of my
life to do it’
Chorus 33 Mexican City Blues
© Jack Kerouac 1959
When
I think of my AQUARIAN QUARTET collaboration with Steve
Newman, Tony Cox and Greg Georgiades I always end up thinking
of the Zen-dom in Kerouac’s words. He speaks to me
of a commitment to time that is unconcerned with the tediousness
and boredom of a journey. The path begets the Spirit.
With all that in mind, I can honestly say that there is
absolutely nothing I look more forward to than spending
the rest of my life playing with these three scallywags.
The empathy that we feel between us is quite uncanny at
times. Critics have written that when listening to us perform
they often “abandon trying to work out who is playing
what”. Somehow the egos are left at the door, the
magic kicks in and we mesh into a sound that is rapidly
evolving into one we can call our own.
The CD was recorded live at the Grahamstown Festival July
2000 by acclaimed engineer Ian Osrin, who also just happens
to be an Aquarian. It was launched at Des and Dawn Lindberg’s
home in Johannesburg October 2000, and has sold consistently
well in shops and wherever the QUARTET have performed. Click
on the Mp3 link and enjoy.
SYD KITCHEN
© 2001
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