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The Jazz Theologian
Three Essential Concepts: Syncopation, Improvisation and Call & Response (p3)
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Robert Gelinas
Call & Response are a part of jazz because jazz was conceived, birthed and incubated in the church before the church abandoned IT, rejected IT and forgot IT. If improvisation highlights the fact that every person has a unique contribution to the group, call and response is the understanding that every person needs the group. …
Finding The Groove–What other’s are saying…
By
Robert Gelinas
Dr. Gregory Laughery is the L'abri Fellowship in Switzerland was kind enough to read and review Finding the Groove: Composing a Jazz-Shaped Faith. I am grateful for his kind words (a a five star review on Amazon.com) Robert Gelinas has a new book! Finding the Groove: Composing a Jazz-Shaped Faith is a joy just to…
Three Essential Concepts: Syncopation, Improvisation and Call & Response (p2)
By
Robert Gelinas
Improvisation is the risk of composing in the moment. When you read God's iteraction with Abraham as he pleads for Sodom (Gen. 18), Moses as he negotiates with God after the golden calf (Ex. 32) or the story of Jonah–God seems to be willing to improvise. Jesus calls us to an improvisational life when he…
Finding The Groove Radio Interviews
By
Robert Gelinas
I'll be discussing Finding the Groove on a variety radio shows beginning today… Friday April 3–For those of you in the Midwest tune into Along the Way 12pm (MST) Monday April 6–In Cleveland, Ohio be sure to set your dial to 1220 AM WHKW and the Living Word broadcast with Glenn Mertz. (10am your time)…
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