The Potts Report: November 2014

November’s soundShoppe was hosted by musician and photographer Wild Don Lewis, who was also kind enough to write this month’s Potts Report.

Don Lewis (photo by Cindy Bernard)

Don Lewis (photo by Cindy Bernard)

THOUGHTS ON IMPROVISATION AS EXPERIENCED THROUGH SOUNDSHOPPE

Sometimes I play with the music, and sometimes I go against it. Sometimes going against it brings the overall sound to a whole new level, an unexpected area that can be quite exciting.

It seems that nothing can go wrong. I can throw anything into the mix, and it will work.

If I worry about running out of ideas, then I will, but the moment I stop worrying and just play, the ideas flow.