In the hot jazz style of Stephan Grapelli and gypsy guitarist Django Reinhardt, this group features noted jazz violinist Skye Steel, guitarists Paul Hemmings and Peter Tascio, with David Fletcher on acoustic bass.
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New York’s Best Musicians and Bands
On this page we have included our best musicians. They share these qualities.
1. Confidence
There are many successful musicians today who had no other choice of career except music, so they gave their 100% to it. When you have a Plan B to fall back on, you cannot totally dedicate yourself to Plan A. It won't make you successful, but it is the best way to get you started. To implement focusing only on a musical career, one requires a lot of confidence in oneself. A musician needs to take this leap of faith and not fall into the clutches of a stable job and income. To master his art, an artist needs to give his whole time and energy to the art. A sense of adventure in a musician is a good motivator to dive deep into music and make it the only priority and path ahead.
2. Hard Work
They say that hard work is the first stepping stone to success. The musicians must work hard to educate themselves about music making and enjoy music. Going into music must not be considered as an escape from work from day jobs. Instead, it must be the only work. It's not so easy to compose music. It is more life becoming an entrepreneur, where one has to create his/her product, and then promote it to the people so that they get it.
3. Practice
Practice makes a man perfect. Successful musicians practice a lot, day and night. When one is into music totally, he/she cannot afford to stagnate because that would eventually culminate his/her musical career. The success of a musician lies in his daily practice. Successful musicians make practicing a vital thing like breathing and eating. Passion for music is not enough to achieve a career in music, practicing every day is what helps one to grow and improvise in music. By practicing daily, a musician rises above others.