Nichiren Buddhism in the Contemporary Jazz Improvisation of Herbie Hancock & Wayne Shorter by Steve Odin

“…This essay explains how Nichiren Buddhist philosophy and practice of Soka Gakkai International (SGI) in Japan inspired the contemporary jazz improvisation of musical legends Herbie Hancock and Wayne Shorter. The essay concludes with the jazz aesthetics of spontaneous musical improvisation formulated by Herbie Hancock and Wayne Shorter based on the Nichiren Buddhist theory and practice of “value creation” by tapping our Buddha nature as the source of infinite creative possibilities.…”
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Pertemuan yang Indah : Kenangan Pertemuan dengan Tokoh-Tokoh dari Seluruh Dunia yang Tidak Dapat Dilupakan / by Daisaku Ikeda, 1928-, author 190596, Nazel Hashim Mohamad, translator 465426, Gabungan Persatuan Penulis Nasional Malaysia (GAPENA) 10010

“…Mahathir Mohamad, pemain bola sepak Itali, Roberto Baggio, ahli muzik jaz Amerika, Herbie Hancock, mendiang Perdana Menteri China, Zhou Enlai dan jurufoto Amerika, Cornell Capa.…”

Definitory Characteristics of Pianistic Expression in the Contemporary Jazz by Florin BĂLAN

“…Beginning in the ’60s, jazz is marked in the expression and elaboration of pianistics by Herbie Hancock, Chick Corea, Bill Evans and later by Keith Jarrett. …”
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