astonish

Solo Piano - Chris Bright

astonish 0115

reasons remain 0116 - 1:17:22, 3.32 PM

cascades and falls  0117 - 1:17:22, 7.49 PM

parachute 0117 - 1:17:22, 8.06 PM

foursquare 0117 - 1:17:22, 8.39 PM

Astor in Starlight 0117 - 1:17:22, 10.44 PM

antecedent 0119 - 1:19:22, 8.22 PM

hidden paper heart 0119 - 1:19:22, 10.52 PM

so far away 0120 - 1:20:22, 7.27 PM

capybara 0120 - 1:20:22, 8.05 PM

pastoral spaces 0121 - 1:21:22, 8.37 PM

moon 0121 - 1:21:22, 9.01 PM

capture a breath 0122 - 1:22:22, 9.11 PM

pastels and concrete 0122 - 1:22:22, 9.25 PM

shiloh 0123 - 1:23:22, 7.11 PM

remnants - 1:21:22, 10.40 PM

mortar and pestle 0125 - 1:25:22, 7.53 PM

palace gates 0125 - 1:25:22, 8.49 PM

condolences and gratitude 0126 - 1:26:22, 7.57 PM

kitewalking 1.28.22 - 1:28:22, 8.02 PM

I make music because it is where I let go of the have-to’s, and become part of something larger than myself. The language I speak on the keyboard when I improvise expresses a part of me that only comes out there at the moment of creation - when I’m fully connected and in the flow. In those moments when I disappear in the music, those are where I’m most fully alive. The musical question I pose to myself when I play is largely this: how can I release my inhibitions and let go of patterns sufficient to bring something entirely new, unexpected, and enlightening into the world, with structure, precision, clarity, and depth of expression. These pieces are meditations that are of me, but more precisely, they come through me. When I’m in the flow, I’m channeling the energy and only moderately directing it. The challenge is to be open to take risks while maintaining a structure, melody, and tempo that makes it interesting and satisfying enough to keep listening. I keep doing this nightly because it’s a language, because it’s a connection to something greater than myself, and because it’s very very relaxing.