Garvin Blake on Steelpan, Jazz & His Journey from Trinidad to New York

Описание: In this exclusive interview, I sit down with Garvin Blake, a Trinidad-born paninst and jazz innovator whose journey spans Belmont, Trinidad to Brooklyn, New York.

Garvin shares his story in his own words - from discovering steelpan at a young age, to growing within New York’s steelband movement, to expanding the sound of pan through jazz improvisation and fusion.

00:00 Intro
00:09 Garvin Blake's steelpan journey
03:02 Garvin Blake's introduction to arranging with Clive Bradley
11:15 Garvin Blake's journey to being a jazz musician
14:47 Garvin Blake's influences
16:55 How Garvin Blake improvise when blending genres
17:57 Some of Garvin Blake's original compositions
19:57 Where steelpan/jazz has taken Garvin Blake
23:37 Some of Garvin Blake's proudest accomplishments
24:27 Where Garvin Blake sees steelpan's place in jazz
25:52 Garvin Blake's advice to pannists who want to change genres
29:00 Outro

To connect with Garvin Blake:
YouTube: ‪@garvinblake7263‬
Instagram:   / garvinblake  
Facebook:   / garvin.blake  
Streaming platforms: Garvin Blake

This interview is part of my ongoing effort to document, preserve, and celebrate Caribbean culture and steelpan history through the voices of those who lived it.

For more interviews with people in pan, check out the following playlist:
   • Pan Stories  

Special thanks to ‪@basementrecordings‬ (When Steel Talks) for permission to use photo of Clive Bradely, Emmanuel "Jack" Riley, and Garvin Blake in this video.

Also, thanks to ‪@DjPantastic‬ for allowing me to use a clip of his recording of Garvin Blake's rendition of "Pan in harmony".

🎶 If you love steelpan, jazz, and Caribbean music, this is a must-watch.

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