What an encouragement is this article for older musicians! If Betty Bryant can keep up with her creativity and issue successful records at 94, then - health permitting - the others can do, too!.. Gary Peacock was a good example of a resilient musician who worked till the last day of his life; Billy Hart has not slowed down yet, and there are many more. But the older an artist gets, the more insistent becomes the thought that some of the ideas, plans, and projects might be left unfinished and unfulfilled. And this is quite unsettling for some who still have a lot of these on their minds. Speaking for myself, I am not too old yet, but I have so much extra music material still trapped n my folders despite of constantly getting out albums, that I am beginning to wonder if I'll be able to realize the most part of this material in my lifetime... And here comes Betty Bryant releasing her 'stunning' album at 94! How encouraging! :-) And thank you so much for writing about her.
What an encouragement is this article for older musicians! If Betty Bryant can keep up with her creativity and issue successful records at 94, then - health permitting - the others can do, too!.. Gary Peacock was a good example of a resilient musician who worked till the last day of his life; Billy Hart has not slowed down yet, and there are many more. But the older an artist gets, the more insistent becomes the thought that some of the ideas, plans, and projects might be left unfinished and unfulfilled. And this is quite unsettling for some who still have a lot of these on their minds. Speaking for myself, I am not too old yet, but I have so much extra music material still trapped n my folders despite of constantly getting out albums, that I am beginning to wonder if I'll be able to realize the most part of this material in my lifetime... And here comes Betty Bryant releasing her 'stunning' album at 94! How encouraging! :-) And thank you so much for writing about her.
Hi Yelena: She was my big surprise. What a character she must be!