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Ryan Clackner on the Death of Creative Music
Guitarist Ryan Clackner joins the show to discuss why jazz guitar often fails to harness the true power of the electric instrument. From the "incestuous" habits of guitar players to the soul-crushing influence of academia, Ryan breaks down what’s wrong with the scene today—and why he had to move to the "Bermuda Triangle of Appalachia" to find his own voice.
Timestamps:
01:30 - The "Sound Riddle": From Holdsworth to Scofield
03:49 - The hurdle of "straight-ahead" proficiency
11:10 - How the "classical sickness" infected jazz
16:46 - From eighth-grade Metallica to jazz band
22:03 - The cultural…
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