At first it seems to follow no structure, but on closer listening the harmony is clearly audible. This soliloquy is very beautiful, Jennifer. It has a minuet-like quality to it.

The connective tissue is repetition of a melodic motif and  rhythmic patterns with changes in style. I don't think about key, meter or measures per se. Thank for your kind comment❤️

I love this part❣️ Very emotional‼️

Very lovely and thoughtful. The title is perfect. I started listening without seeing it, and thought this sounds like someone thinking to themselves about something that really matters to them, like thinking through a problem, and the emotional cadence of the thoughts was reflected in the musical cadences. You translate music to life with great love and understanding I think.

Sensational Jenifer! A work of art! Happy New Year to you!🥂

Nice improvisation, Jennifer. I will return at the beginning of summer. 💐💐💐💐💐

(Piece written from a lecture by astrophysicist Hubert Reeves)
« Le silence éternel de ces espaces infinis m’effraie »
S’il y a un début, si ça change c’est qu’il y a une histoire.
On peut dire que chaque chapitre de la science vous raconte un peu de cette histoire.
L’Univers est très grand, il a probablement toujours été très grand, il est peut-être infini
et je crois que c’est ce qu’il y a derrière la phrase de Pascal quand il dit :  « Le silence éternel de ces espaces infini m’effraie ».
Il a cette image de cette immensité de l’Univers dans lequel il se sent perdu.
Nous sommes comme des explorateurs.
Il y avait toujours des grandes cartes, et sur ces cartes il y avait le pourtour qui était la côte
sur laquelle ils arrivaient mais au centre il y avait toujours une région blanche sur laquelle il était de tradition d’écrire « terra incognita », ça veut dire terre inconnue.
Mais à un moment donné, en reculant on arrive dans une zone de pénombre si on peut dire dans laquelle on ne sait de moins en moins de choses, et puis au-delà d’une certaine limite qu’on appellera l’horizon de la connaissance ou le début de la terra incognita, à partir de là on ne sait plus rien.

Si vous observez l’Univers aujourd’hui, vous voyez qu’il est très admirablement structuré.
Un univers c’est comme un archipel avec plein d’îlots qui sont des galaxies.
Toutes ces structures qui habitent notre univers aujourd’hui, il y a des galaxies,  il y a des étoiles,  il y a des planètes, il y a des êtres vivants, il y a des molécules, il y a des atomes ; tout ça n’existait pas dans les tous premiers temps de l’Univers.



Ces quarks, ces électrons se sont associés d’abord en atomes, en molécules, ensuite en cellules vivantes et ensuite en organismes primitifs et puis toute l’évolution de la vie qui nous passer du mollusque au poisson, aux amphibiens, aux reptiles, aux mammifères, aux singes aux hominiens et finalement à chacun d’entre nous.
Ce qui a pour résultat que quand vous touchez vos doigts, vous touchez à des poussières d’étoiles.
C’est pas une expression analogique, c’est pas une expression littéraire mais elle est vraie, strictement correcte.

Quand vous fermez les yeux et que vous dites "j’existe" il faut que, pour que cela se passe, cent milliards de milliards de milliards de quarks et d’électrons s’associent à une action globale, cette action globale étant simplement « j’existe ».
C’est ça l’histoire extraordinaire de l’Univers.

Regardons maintenant vers le futur.
Qu’est-ce que c’est que cette farce ? 
On met quinze milliard d’années pour produire une merveille, cette merveille n’a  de cesse que de se détruire.
Le problème le plus urgent, c’est combien de temps cette planète va t-elle demeurer habitable.
Est-ce l’intelligence n’est pas un cadeau empoisonné ? 
Et c’est nous, c’est les êtres humains qui vont prouver si un univers qui se lance dans cette expérience de la Complexité n’est pas condamné à jouer comme Sisyphe à monter sa pierre et la laisser redescendre continuellement.

Reeves rêve (ft.Hubert Reeves)

This is an old song, originally written in 1992 or '93 while on a hitchhiking trip through the Nevada desert from Boise to Tucson Arizona. It took my friend and I eight days on the road to travel about 700 miles. 

The title is a reference to the two of us standing on opposite sides of the highway, willing to take a ride any direction as long as it got us out of there. It's about desperation, resignation, freedom, harassment, and finding beauty in the midst of extremes.

It is an experience I will personally never forget, and I have written the story once before but it was destroyed when a computer crashed and literally caught on fire before I could print it.

In the last few years I have started to try and tackle writing it again, and I stalled out a bit. Maybe revisiting this song will help inspire me to finish   documenting the tale?

You can read what there is of it here: https://twowaythumb.wordpress.com/

Ron and I originally recorded this song with our old band Godzoundz, but it was only ever released on a very limited cassette run. We decided a while back that we should chip away at re-recording these songs and try to give them their due as it was all pretty deep underground back then. So here's the first one of those.

Our basement studio flooded a couple weeks ago and production has been temporarily slowed, so we thought we'd trot out some of these oddities and misfits while we chip away at reworking our studio and getting it put back together. Hope you enjoy!

Godzoundz

Two Way Thumb

Original composition: S. Wonder
Guitars and arrangement Neno J.

You Are The Sunshine Of My Life (S. Wonder cover)

phosphorescence

Music and lyrics: Jose Miguel Millán
Vocals, backing vocals and aditional lyrics: Delhya
For more The Bird Inside please check: 
https://on.soundcloud.com/UHSf1wmW13JSX5g38

Piece Of Soul

Eight notes I played
For morning light birds
I tricked in the windowsill
To inspire me with their sing

A page torn from my notebook
To see how far it stood
With a sonnet written on it
That I threw to the wind

(But) you don´t want (to) listen the notes
(But) you don´t want (to) walk with my boots
(You) only want a piece of (my) soul
And roll down a little drop

The essence of a flower
In a bottle kept
Gives (me) back the mountain smell 
When I close my eyes

(But) you don´t want (to) listen the notes
(But) you don´t want (to) walk with my boots
(You) only want a piece of (my) soul
And the bird sang a sad song

Listen to the bird sending a piece of his soul
Listen to the bird flying now on his own
Listen to the notes and the poems I wrote
Listen to this song that never leaves me alone

Piece of soul (with The Bird Inside)

Full album on bandcamp - mikebenoit.bandcamp.com/album/reconfi…-combinations
Mike Benoit is a wonderful sound artist who reached out to me this year with the idea of taking some raw improv piano playing and reworking them to produce original tracks. This appealed to me because 1 - I ain't the greatest piano player so this was flattering and 2 - I spend so much of my time reworking other peoples sounds it would be awesome to be on the receiving end for a change : ) .The album features 4 tracks, each one originally recorded on a different piano then given the treatments by Mike.

Preview: Mike Benoit & Mat Ward - Reconfigured Combinations

A lill tune - thank you for listening 
Music and words by Netta&McGill

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Awesomely Swell

Didn’t see right from left
Surely the sweetest theft 
Many feelings inside
But in tune with my mind

Didn’t know left from right
Hidden in plain sight
Unaware, eveun naivety 
Caught up eventually 
                      
With patience, my dear                             
We’ll be good, very clear 
Speaking out, listen well
Sometimes awesomely swell
Sometimes awesomely swell

Much in need of a guide
Right there by my side
Now trust without fear
What’s true in my ear

Didn’t see right from left
Surely the sweetest theft 
Didn’t know left from right
But now in plain sight

Yeah with patience, my dear
We’re good, it’s so clear 
Speaking out, even tell

Sometimes awesomely swell
Sometimes awesomely swell
Sometimes awesomely swell

Awesomely Swell

Talvipäivänseisaus

This is a much longer musing that usual.  About a 9 minute improvisation, which I cut down to 4.5 minutes.  I just took out the repeats and practice bits. I didn't give it a title because it's not finished. I hope you enjoy it. AND,  I want to thank every single person that has followed me or listened to my music on SoundCloud for such amazing support!  You have no idea how much this means to me at this time in my life.  Thank you from the bottom of my heart and HAPPY NEW YEAR 2024! ❤️❤️❤️ Jennifer

A Musing #9

This track is the first of 12 that will be released each month this year! The series is called "Urte Natural: 12 in 2024". All songs were recorded over a three or four year period in France. They also bounced a lot back and forth across the Atlantic seeking perfection! Stay tuned and also be sure to visit riffindots.com. Now tell the world!!

She's Wrong

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2023 was a wonderful year for me musically thanks to all of you!  I finally published my first music book called Music Dreams: Six Original Pieces for Solo Piano through Barnes & Noble.  Here is a link in case you are interested. https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/music-dreams-jennifer-l-jones/1143986955?ean=9798891455641

I believe what the world needs is more songs about love for all living things and the earthly treasures around us. The power of love is magical, mysterious, and miraculous!  And, it is essential to our survival like water and the air we breathe.  I believe that through the universal language of music, love can heal, bring joy, and create an invisible chain that pulls all of us together, not apart.  I vow to write only songs about love in 2024.  Will you join me?   
Yours truly,
Jennifer 

A Little About Me...
I compose music on the piano. My inspiration comes from my dreams and my life experiences and is strongly influenced by my years of classical training. I am starting to get to know the Soundcloud community and never thought anyone would listen.  I love every genre of music, and the talent and creativity are mindblowing! I started composing later in life after many years of teaching.  Music, for me, must capture the imagination and emotions. When I play or listen, I want to feel something that brings joy or meaning in the moment. I am very grateful to all my listeners and the gift of music in my life!

For those of you who follow me on Soundcloud, I have been experimenting with adding tracks to my piano compositions.  I create and record everthing using a Yamaha 660DGX, including the instrumental tracks built in to the keyboard, then I edit on my laptop using Sony Sound Forge Music Pro.  It's a simple set up, and I have lots to learn.  Thank you for listening and helping me in my musical journey!

A Musing #9

Music Dreams

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