La Cavallina

Cassani/Campbell/Stephen

I saw how it happened. (oh, you can sort of see it too, see is the video of them playing https://youtu.be/82cb5h7THj4 ) Roberto, Fraser and Graeme went into TPot studio. They had a cup of tea, or coffee maybe. They said Read more
I saw how it happened. (oh, you can sort of see it too, see is the video of them playing https://youtu.be/82cb5h7THj4 )
Roberto, Fraser and Graeme went into TPot studio. They had a cup of tea, or coffee maybe. They said hi to the resident jackdaw Jackie, and gave a hug to Robin, the studio owner and engineer.
At no point there was any mention of music.
At no point there had been any discussion about music.
Rehearsals? No way!
Composed material? God forbid!
They started playing just before lunchtime.
41 minutes later, they stopped playing.
They put their instruments down.
They had lunch.
What was it all for?
JOY!
Why did any of this matter?
Because it's for the purpose of JOY!
Why should you care about it?
Goodness me, because it's for the purpose of JOY!
What is JOY?
Now we are talking....stick with us and hopefully we shall generate some together.
Joy is about freedom of expression, transcendence, harmony with yourself and with others, community!
Improvised, creative music can do a lot of things, but when it is made with a pure, pure heart, it can do the best thing of all...try - to - generate JOY!...with JOY...for the sole purpose of JOY!

Signed
The Joyful
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Music for the purpose of Joy 

MUSIC FOR THE PURPOSE OF JOY is a label dedicated to creative music made in the moment for the purpose of freedom of expression, vitality, transcendence and harmony with oneself and others in a true community. In short, a label dedicated to music made purely for the purpose of Joy.

The music has to be made in the moment, and captured live, by humans whose true intention is to humbly play as an equal part of a community, displaying the respect, the altruism, the love upon which any community, and ultimately our society, could thrive. 

The concept of Joy as feature and product of group improvised music has featured on Roberto's own postgraduate research, and beside this labe, has given rise to the JOYFUL URKESTRA, where the concept of music for the purpose of joy is applied to music pedagogy and the music and social education of children. 

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