#25 Bill Moring — Bass | Collaboration, Music, Unlocking the Creative Door

Jun 25, 2021

https://www.billmoring.com/

 

Link to the Jamulus episode with Berklee Global's Jason Camelio: https://youtu.be/lV8F_ph3yfo

 

A veteran of the New York City jazz scene for over 30 years, bassist Bill Moring has established a reputation as one of the city's most in-demand players. Bill played with such notables as Dizzy Gillespie, Slide Hampton, and Cal Collins. Other big band experiences include the Village Vanguard Orchestra and the Toshiko Akiyoshi/Lew Tabakin Jazz Orchestra. Bill has played with renowned singers such as Joe Williams, Mel Torme, Diane Schurr, Dakota Staton, Maxine Sullivan, and Susannah McCorkle. He has played with jazz legends Frank Foster, Al Cohn, Clark Terry, Mickey Roker, Tommy Flanagan, Junior Cook, Roland Hanna, Vernel Fournier, Mel Lewis, and Ray Barretto. He has also performed and/or recorded with many contemporary artists including John Abercrombie, Gary Bartz, Manolo Badrena, Larry Coryell, Vic Juris, Dave Kikoski, Billy Hart, John Hart, Eddie Henderson, Joe Locke, Mulgrew Miller, Chris Potter, Dom Salvador, Dave Stryker, and James Williams.

 

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0:00 Intro 

1:45 Warm-up questions 

6:55 Bill's Apple Music list 

08:49 Self-recording 

12:30 Collaboration 

26:50 Collaboration balance 

34:53 Swing vs. Swung 

42:09 Pop music trends 

51:00 Sarah Partridge and Bill Moring 

55:36 Asynchronous jazz 

1:02:08 Lifestyle: Sleep 

1:02:55 Lifestyle: Mindfulness & meditation 

1:04:10 Lifestyle: Exercise 

1:06:40 Lifestyle: How do people in your life support you? 

1:11:13 Lifestyle: How do you define yourself? 

1:15:03 Practice: Time of day 

1:18:05 Practice: Maximum effective duration 

1:24:40 Injury 

1:30:35 Creativity: Steps to stay creative 

1:31:30 Creativity: Time of day 

1:32:00 Creativity: Burnout 

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