Jazz lovers: What brought you to the music?
For me, it started with osmosis. My parents had records by Duke Ellington and Dave Brubeck, and I liked what I heard.
Later, in high school, a classmate told me I should check out this trumpet player named Miles Davis. "Miles....Davis," I said dutifully, writing that down in my notebook.
I went to the local public library and found Miles Smiles and Miles in the Sky. When I listened to these records, I discovered new sonic worlds. A kind of fevered urgency came over me, and I had to hear more.
That was the real beginning for me. Since then I've had many happy years of discovering, listening, and sharing jazz music.
What's your story?
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I experience jazz music on a visceral level also, though I am no dancer!
Your interests mesh closely with a lot of mine. Have you also enjoyed the odd meter excursions of Brubeck and others? (E.g., the tunes in 5/4, 9/8, etc. on "Time Out" and "Time Further Out."
I always wondered if one could dance to those unusual time signatures. It seems it should be possible, although challenging because it goes against the grain of what we're taught is "normal" -- mostly 4/4 and 3/4.
Bit cheeky that. Bit like Charlie Poole remaming Hesitation Blues as If the river was whisky........and I was a duck. 
Saw Woody Allen play live here in the UK about 8 years ago - he's good. He's very serious when he performs with little or no humour.
Your ID always reminds me of the music.
Happy New Year. 
