Q&T with Mary Petrich – Neptunefulness

Phoenix-based saxophonist/composer/educator Mary Petrich stopped by the VJC Q&T podcast in late February for a spirited conversation with host Russell Schmidt. Mary has long been admired by her peers for her uniquely creative voice, both as a performer and composer. A founding member of the Nash Composers Coalition, she is also increasingly active on the scene as an educator, including her brilliant work with the Phoenix Jazz Girls Rising program.

In this engaging interview (recorded prior to the massive upheaval resulting from the global pandemic), Mary and Russ shared questions and tangents on such matters as how practice habits can morph into compositions, the connection between vibration in one’s horn and vibration in the body, and even consider how the creative process might be analogous to excavation.

Learn more about Mary Petrich here:

http://marypetrich.com/

Learn more about the Phoenix Jazz Girls Rising program, of which she is a Co-Founder, here:

https://thenash.org/education/phoenix-jazz-girls-rising/

Find her most recent recording, Murmuration, here: 

https://www.amazon.com/Murmuration-Mary-Petrich-Openhand/dp/B019S6YOMQ

Learn more about some of the people, venues, works, and concepts mentioned in the podcast here:

Claudia Bloom – https://www.claudiabloompianist.com/

Julianne Colwell – http://voyagephoenix.com/interview/art-life-julianne-colwell/

Bill Evans – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Evans

Charles Lewis – https://downtowndevil.com/?s=Charles+lewis+jazz

Thelonious Monk – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thelonious_Monk

Pam Morita – https://pamelamorita.wixsite.com/jazz

Terry Riley – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry_Riley

Wayne Shorter – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wayne_Shorter

Monica Shriver – http://www.monicashriver.com/

Brice Winston – http://www.bricewinston.com/

The Nash – https://thenash.org/

The Language of the Unknown – https://www.audaud.com/the-language-of-the-unknown-the-wayne-shorter-quartet-blu-ray-2014/

Tread On The Trail – http://www.sonoloco.com/rev/composers/glo/trail/trail.html

University of Exeter Study on the Different Effects of Poetry and Prose on the Brain – https://www.redorbit.com/news/science/1112971504/effects-of-poetry-on-the-brain-101013/

Collaborative Piano – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collaborative_piano

Drop the Needle – https://nafme.org/drop-the-needle/

Motivic Cell – http://composersguide.com/motivic-cells/

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