God Shed His Grace On Thee....

Well its a wonder how in the world we have allowed this last decade to occur. I've been looking at CNN and Yahoo and News News News the last few days and my heart thinks where was I. Didn't I vote? Didn't I say something? I remember writing President Bush and asking him about 4 years ago, if we are hiring other people to do the jobs that people in our country could be doing, AND, our people are unemployed and if we are selling our businesses to people out of the country isn't it bad for business? I didn't get a response. I didn't get a response from any of my e-mails. It was when Mercedes bought Chrysler. I was so shocked. I used to sell Chrysler cars. Yes, I worked at almost every fast food joint there was. Well fellow musicians its time to get into the woodshed and literally create some of the greatest music ever. My stress is going to be someone elses upliftment. My heartache is going to be someone elses strength. You do the same thing. Don't let the madness tear you apart. It's at times like these marriages are strained, friendships are lost, violence occurs. Don't do it. This too shall pass...

Remember this America America, God shed His grace on thee, and crown thy good with brotherhood from sea to shining sea. Shine on my friends...

Keep Hope Alive...

Well today is a new day. I am going to take a break from the job hunting process and just concentrate on not losing my mind. I need a job like I need to eat. I'm still eating so I guess the job is in motion too. I just wanted to encourage everyone to hold on to your dreams. I recently wanted to quit singing for obvious reasons. I was just overwhelmed with the small short lived triumphs. Its hard to have a gig go fabulous and then go back to garbage... I just wanted to tell you that life is like that. Hard times come and knock us down and leave us destitute sometimes but there is always a new day. If I quit today, tomorrow maybe the day I triumph to the next level. I keep going for fear of not making it to the next level. My heart gets drained and when that happens I keep on moving. I encourage each and everyone of you to hold on. There's more to learn and more knowledge to gain from the hardwork but it will pay off. If you need a break take one but never give up!!! Dreams are meant to come true.....Unless you wanna marry Denzel or Halle or something like that. Give that one up!! But find the Denzel character in someone else if that makes sense... Halle is SO beautiful, find the girl that so amazingly sweet that too is beautiful.

What happened?

I am inclined to ask what happened to the music I hold so dear in my heart? There are a billion websites with people wanting to sing and play jazz. Yet the clubs aren't packed with the audiences. I have been beating down doors, begging people, writing people, sending out e-mail after e-mail, seeking, seeking, and seeking to find someone wanting to work with me in the field but the numbers say no. A former friend of mine said for me to label my music as R and B and i'd make more money than labeling it Jazz. What?!!? But I am inclined to think he may have been right with all of the musicians out there now who are now calling themselves R and B bands. In Atlanta there are probably 35 clubs that are labeled Jazz Clubs but only 1 of them caters to REAL jazz.

This is not to take anything away from smooth jazz as an art form. It just is what it is R and B. I kinda feel like I'm home when I get to sing Jazz my way. Not yelling or copying the music of someone else verbatim but singing the melodies the way they were meant to be sung. I happen to love R and B but I spent 5 years studying how to create jazz and scat and now I seem to have to sing R and B to appease the crowds. I have several R and B tunes in my rep but not like the Jazz I spent days and hours and months and years preparing myself for.

I hope there are some audiences in the world that still want to hear Jazz even if the name isn't famous. I hope there are some people out there who can appreciate the flavor of jazz and its predecessors and the lovely music they share.

I still do.

Jazz In Atlanta

This month I'm gigging at Cafe Circa with the fabulous pianist Jez Graham. This spot is a posh restaurant on the historic Edgewood Avenue. Check out the website at http://www.cafecircaatl.com/ .

To look up my schedule go to www.myspace.com/kembacofield.

Blessings to you all!!!

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