Joseph Jarman Quotes

Joseph Jarman — American Musician born on September 14, 1937,

Joseph Jarman, is a jazz musician, composer and Shinshu Buddhist priest. He is perhaps best known as one of the first members of the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians and the Art Ensemble of Chicago... (wikipedia)

Well, actually, I don't consider myself a jazz legend or anything.

But back to your question, it was a wonderful experience with the Art Ensemble, and I keep in contact and sort of follow what's going on, but it was also very important to make this step, you may say this leap of faith.

Only here, because of the illusion of intellectualism, our society separates the validity of human expression.

So all of the music had reference, or is inspired by something of the dharma that I've come in contact with.

We were doing performance art as far back as 1965, just not calling it that.