Dr. Marvin Smith Master Sessions, His Dedication To Teaching...Masters And Young Students

Over 40 years ago, I met this genius drummer musician and have been friends ever since. He was not only a gifted,talented musician, but he developed into a wonderful talented educator. Marvin's ability to give everything to others includes helping people learn how to have more confidence in themselves by learning how to be prepared. He's a stickler for demanding that a student practice and become familiar with songs. Every week Marvin has a master session in his personal 48 track recording studio. It is there, that all the magic takes place as students have a chance to play with the masters and learn from their experiences playing music on the highest level by rubbing shoulders with these players. The documentation that results in over 1200 videos, has placed Marvin in a position way beyond most major recording artists and well known performers. Few have ever done what he does and also documented to that extent. The videos are placed on vimeo and the students have a chance to see their own accomplishments. Marvin Smith is also known as Dr. Marvin Smith and has achieved this title from his peers as they admire the unique gifts that he has acquired. Education in the music field has advanced by many using some of his "down home" educational techniques. Marvin brings forward the tradition of Jazz as he honors what the masters of the past have done to build the art-form to what it is today. Recently, long time friend and student of his, Koko Jones came to the new 48 track studio to play and talk about her new book that she is writing. The book talks about TRUE LIFE EVENTS and experiences, many shared with her teacher of 35 years, Dr. Marvin Smith. Koko Jones' life is so very interesting and the documented Series # 124 is a valuable archive along with the other over 1200 videos that Dr. Marvin Smith has produced. In this Series # 124, the spirit that is inside of both Marvin and Koko are blended and draw a vivid picture to the listener of all the events that have taken place in each of their creative lives. Koko Jones has performed with Whitney Houston, Archie Shepp, The Isley Brothers and so many well known artists that it would take up this entire page to list them all. She has experienced valuable lessons that can be communicated through her music. She went to The University Of Massechusetts Amherst and has an interesting story to tell about college life for music students and how the emphasis in the music department at the time, was mostly on classical music, not jazz. The story of Koko Jones, Master Percussionist is a story that every young student should read about. In listening to both Dr. Marvin Smith and Koko Jones talk to each other through their drums is an adventure and journey into compassion and understanding that musicians need for each other to be able to create TRUTHFUL MUSICAL STATEMENTS. It is the first key to raising music up as high as it can go and become truly, HEALING MEDICINE, the cure all for all that hurts both emotionally and physically. Giving credit where credit is due is what it's all about. I have been in an orchestra, front row seat, in this Dr, Marvin Smith's life and I have also known Koko Jones almost as long as I've known Marvin.I'm loving it because I'm seeing results and I'm witnessing the compassion that Marvin has for his students and for other master players. Koko Jones came to the studio and was interviewed and this took place through drum beats and musical conversation. Koko Jones book includes things that she learned from Marvin. She has been a student of Marvin's for over 35 years and friends with him for longer than that.I will be writing more about Dr. Marvin Smith and Koko Jones because I believe that there is more to come from these valuable moments that are beyong one video clip in this series 124. It's all about experiences of masters how Dr. Marvin Smith brings them together to teach them as well as the younger students. I will listen to this Series #124 over and over again because there are mountains of truthful experiences to explore when these two friends come together to broadcast and teach drumming by example.

Love Always and Always Love, Habib

habib's drum and bass escape

habib's drum and bass escape by habibsteve I am laying down my deep inner feelings after practicing during a storm power outage. I am playing my drums and bass and recording on a zoom h4n with batteries. Hope this joy I have is transmitted to your heart. LOVE ALWAYS and ALWAYS LOVE, HABIB

03. HABIB'S GROOVE #1

03. HABIB'S GROOVE #1 by habibsteve

Series# 123 Master Sessions Of Dr. Marvin Smith The Truth Be Told Better Than Hollywood with Harvey Kaiser and Lew Scott

Steve Habib 3 minutes ago Series # 123 Master Sessions Of Dr. Marvin Smith,The Truth Be Told Better Than Hollywood with Harvey Kaiser and Lew Scott Let's listen carefully and feel the HEALING ENERGY INSIDE Dr. MARVIN SMITH'S MUSIC and THE POWER COMING OUT OF HIS MEDICINAL DRUMS! Almost everything we touch and see around us has a living pulse inside of it. We need to look no further than the planet we live on to take advantage of its natural vibrational remedies to help us balance the chi energies within our own bodies. Our world is comprised four basic elements. These are air, earth, fire, and water. Understanding what each element represents helps us evaluate where our individual strengths and weaknesses are. Dr. Marvin Smith TAPS INTO THE ELEMENTS AND ALLOWS THEM TO DO THEIR MAGIC. YOU CAN FEEL THIS IN HIS DRUMMING AND THE MUSICIANS HE PERFORMS WITH PLAY ON A HIGHER LEVEL BY TAPPING INTO HIS ABILITY TO TRANSMIT THE ELEMENTS TO OTHERS AS MEDICINE FOR THEIR HEALING. HE DOES THIS THROUGH GIVING AND HAVING DEEP COMPASSION FOR OTHERS. HE USES MUSIC AS HIS CANVASS TO DRAW ON AND PAINT SOUND COLORS REPRESENTING HIS JOYFUL EMOTIONS AND HIS LOVE OF ALL PEOPLE. In this Series # 123, we hear Harvey Kaiser on Sax along with Master bassist Lew Scott. The two instrumentalists interact with Dr. Marvin Smith on many different levels as the music is constantly changing just as The Earth is constantly rotating. Motion NEVER STOPS and Marvin and his musicians are continuously aware of this. EVERYTHING IS BEING PLAYED AND REACTED TO "IN THE MOMENT" WITHOUT REHEARSAL OR A THOUGHT PROCESS. ALL THE ELEMENTS ARE PRESENT IN EACH NOTE OF EVERY BAR. THE BREATH(AIR) IS BEING FED INTO THE MUSIC EVEN WHEN SILENCE BETWEEN THE NOTES EXISTS. FLOW IS CONSTANT AND MARVIN ORCHESTRATES THIS THROUGH EACH OF HIS DRUM SOLOS. Harvey Kaiser's sound is beautiful and rich. He has such a traditional way of playing and yet THE BLUES is always present in his delivery. I have always respected Lew Scott's playing. Lew has a soft but powerful approach to laying down the deep colors underneath Dr. Marvin Smith's GROOVE. The music always makes you want to dance right out of your clothes,go to the ocean and float or lay in The Sun and absorb heath energy and warmth. The Music changes shape constantly just like Water, moving from a liquid to a gas and back to liquid. The FIRE DEVELOPED IN THE MUSIC OF THIS SERIES # 123 is apparent. Just sit back and allow it to HEAT YOUR HEART! MAGNIFICENT, is how I describe this session. The sound of babbling brooks,trees blowing in the wind,vibrational healing is what I call everything. Dr. Marvin Smith is A SOUND THERAPIST and A MASTER OF UNDERSTANDING HUMAN NATURE! Just take a moment as you're listening to Series 123 and allow yourself to ESCAPE EVERYTHING ELSE. Almost as readily available as our breath are the sounds of the natural world. From rain to wind to the ocean and birds, meditating on these aural manifestations brings us not only a sense of peace, but also an experience of connection to the physical world. It is easy to get stuck inside our own heads and our individual lives. We get caught up in our goals and plans and almost forget that we live in a world that is always there, humming away in the background. There is an internal shift that occurs when we tune into that background and really give it our attention. It’s as if we are discovering a more expansive world, because we are. We are also experiencing ourselves in relation to something larger. This discovery makes us feel rejuvenated and more expansive. Think about each cell in our body and how it is representative of THE WHOLE UNIVERSE. OUR BODY IS A COMPLETE MINIATURIZATION OF EVERYTHING AND IT ALSO IS IN CONSTANT MOTION. SO WHAT WE HAVE HERE IS, "COMPASSIONATE SOUND AND MOTION", THE VERY NAME OF DR. MARVIN SMITH'S LIFETIME PROJECT AND ONE OF HIS ENTERPRISES, THE NEW 48 TRACK STUDIO THAT THIS AND EVERY ONE OF HIS 1200+ VIDEOS ARE RECORDED IN! IT ALL HAPPENS AND IS DOCUMENTED DO THAT OTHERS, BOTH STUDENTS AND MASTER MUSICIANS CAN LEARN AND EXPERIENCE ROOTS AND TRADITIONS IN JAZZ MUSIC AND ALL MUSIC. IT IS ARCHIVED FOR NOW AND THE FUTURE SO THAT COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES AND USE IT AS A PURE DEMONSTRATION OF HOW JAZZ ITSELF WAS TAUGHT "RIGHT ON THE BANDSTAND" WITH ALL THE MASTERS AVAILABLE TO THE EAGER YOUNG PLAYERS WHO WERE PUT ON THE BANDSTAND TO LEARN BY DOING, AND GROWING FROM THAT EXPERIENCE. JAZZ IS SERIOUS AS AN ART-FORM BECAUSE IT PIRELY REPRESENTS CULTURE AND TRADITION AND WITHOUT THAT, EVERYTHING SOUNDS MECHANICAL AND PLANNED. LIFE IS MYSTERIOUS AND LITTLE CAN BE PLANNED BECAUSE IT HAPPENS SO QUICKLY, "IN THE BLINK OF AN EYE" THEN, ALL OF A SUDDEN, YOU'RE IN A NEW DIMENSION. Dr. Marvin Smith is ALWAYS CHANGING AND NEVER RESTING. HE APPRECIATES EVERY MOMENT OF HIS LIFE AND THAT'S WHAT HIS MUSIC IS ALL ABOUT. You can listen to him here in 2011/2012 and you can go back to 1983 and listen to him with The Sun Ra Arkestra in Germany, with Archie Shepp and so many others and one thing is for certain, DR. MARVIN SMITH HAS ALWAYS and STILL IS TAKING THE FRONT LINE IN THE ORCHESTRA OF GIVING AND COMPASSION AS THE CONDUCTOR, SUPREME EDUCATOR-TEACHER AND FRIEND OF ALL PEOPLE. HIS MUSIC SAYS, "I DO IT BECAUSE I CARE ABOUT EVERYONE". He cares so much that he let his student Andrew Greeney play drums on the first two cuts. Andrew has continued to evolve in his drumming and sounds better and better overtime you listen to him. Andrew is also a MASTER AUDIO ENGINEER AND VIDEOGRAPHER AT COMPASSIONATE SOUND AND MOTION. Jan Jurgielewicz is also a student of Marvin Smith's and he continues to grow each time I hear him perform. Marvin Smith's ability to teach drums is successful because he takes a personal interest in each of his student's lives. "RUBBING SHOULDERS" WITH A MASTER MAKES A DIFFERENCE." THAT'S THE REAL WAY TO TEACH JAZZ AND IT'S THE WAY THAT IT WAS ALWAYS DONE IN THE PAST. THINK ART BLAKEY & THE JAZZ MESSENGERS, JAZZ MOBILE WITH DR. BILLY TAYLOR,THINK, ART TATUM, THINK CHARLIE PARKER, DIZZY GILLESPIE, ASK ARTURO SANDOVAL, ASK GARY BARTZ,ASK DAVE LIEBMAN,ASK ANYONE WHO'S AROUND TODAY THAT WAS EXPOSED TO THE GREAT MASTERS! LOVE ALWAYS and ALWAYS LOVE, HABIB

Sun Ra - Night Music 1989

Marvin Smith's brother Earl "BUSTER" Smith on drums here

Sun Ra Arkestra - Aurex Jazz Festival (1988)

Marvin Smith's brother Ear "BUSTER" Smith on drums here

Sun Ra - Berlin - 1986