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Jazz Meditation at The Shinnyo Center For Meditation And Well-Being

Courtesy of Sakura Amend | Posted on December 8, 2015

Where

The Shinnyo Center For Meditation And Well-Being
19 W 36th St.
New York, NY
Map
212-868-9838

When

Thu, December 17, 2015
7:00 pm

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Musicians

Nick Gianni
saxophone, baritone
Arlen Hart
keyboards

About

Music has often been used as a background for yoga, massage and exercise, but music can also be the focus of meditation practice. Jazz as an art form is based on being completely focused in the present moment. Jazz musicians do this by being aware of their surroundings and harmonizing with the other musicians as well as the mood of the audience.

A Shinnyo Center meditation guide will explore this concept as musicians play off the words of the guide who in-turn will reflect the musical accompaniment in the leading of his practice to audience members.

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