Monthly Archives: May 2008

PERFECTION? it’s all relative

Posted on May 19, 2008 by Daniel Jacobs

It’s all relative . . . even perfection is a relative concept in art and in life. If you’re an artist, your idea of perfection changes each time you reach it – as you can now see how to make … Continue reading →

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IN THE MIND’S EYE

Posted on May 16, 2008 by Daniel Jacobs

This brief article was written as a gift to my friends on my birthday in May 2008. Read and enjoy! – daniel w. jacobs It’s human nature to take something for granted when we did nothing to attain it. The … Continue reading →

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ARE YOU OBSERVING CORRECTLY?

Posted on May 12, 2008 by Daniel Jacobs

A small bottle sat upon the desk of Sir William Osler, the eminent professor of medicine at Oxford University. Sitting before him was a class full of young, wide-eyed medical students, listening to his lecture on the importance of observing … Continue reading →

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WHO YOU WERE MEANT TO BE

Posted on May 2, 2008 by Daniel Jacobs

  This quote is one I wrote for another article a few years ago: “Unfettered by limitations of pretended powerlessness; free of self-generated considerations of self-abnegation and doubt; stripped of all limitations of social pretentiousness, what remains is all that … Continue reading →

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JAZZ IMPROV MAG INTERVIEW – excerpt #1

Posted on May 2, 2008 by Daniel Jacobs

The following is the first in a series. These are excerpts from a featured interview that I did with Jazz Improv Magazine in 2005. – daniel w. jacobs INTERVIEW: JAZZ IMPROV: How has working in the music business affected your … Continue reading →

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JAZZ IMPROV MAG INTERVIEW – excerpt #2

Posted on May 2, 2008 by Daniel Jacobs

The following is the second in a series. These are excerpts from a featured interview that I did with Jazz Improv Magazine in 2005. – daniel w. jacobs INTERVIEW: JAZZ IMPROV: How has your playing and overall perspective grown as … Continue reading →

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JAZZ IMPROV MAG INTERVIEW – excerpt #3

Posted on May 2, 2008 by Daniel Jacobs

The following is the third in a series. These are excerpts from a featured interview that I did with Jazz Improv Magazine in 2005. – daniel w. jacobs INTERVIEW: JAZZ IMPROV: How do you stay balanced as an artist and … Continue reading →

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THE UNANSWERED COMMUNICATION

Posted on May 2, 2008 by Daniel Jacobs

Isn’t it maddening how some people never respond? And even when they do grace you with an answer, it seems canned – as if they never glanced at the mail or listened to the message you sent them. So, what’s … Continue reading →

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