Seven ?’s with Mimi Jones
This week we took our SEVEN QUESTIONS (our version of the Proust Questionnaire) to bassist, vocalist Mimi Jones.
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NBJP: What instrument (that you don’t play)would you like to be able to play?
MJ: Piano
NBJP: What’s your favorite jazz tune?
MJ: Nefertitti – by Miles Davis
NBJP: What is your greatest fear?
MJ: Tripping on Stage/ or falling off a stool with the bass
NBJP: What’s a food you shouldn’t eat, but can’t resist?
MJ: M&Ms at the movies, lol!
NBJP: Who’s your favorite singer?
MJ: Can’t answer that, way too many and I don’t wanna be biased, lol
NBJP: What musician influenced you the most?
MJ: Miles Davis
NBJP: Complete this sentence. I own too many:
MJ: Hats… aka responsibilities, band leader, wife, side man, personal chef, family mediator, company owner, motivational speaker, landlord, composer,contractor and much more…whew, I need a clone …:0)
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For more information about Mimi, check out her website.
For more information about The New Brunswick Jazz Project, check out our website.
SEVEN ?’s with Drummer Chris Brown
This is our version of the Proust/Bernard Pivot (Inside the Actors’ Studio)/Vanity Fair Questionnaire. Some of the questions are about music, but some are not…
NBJP:Other than the instrument(s) you play, what’s your favorite instrument to listen to?
CB: Saxophone
(NBJP Note: Chris also plays the saxophone!)
NBJP: If you were about to have your last meal, what would it be?
CB: Salmon
NBJP: Who’s your favorite non-jazz composer?
CB: Stevie Wonder
NBJP: What’s your favorite city to play in?
CB: New York City
NBJP: What’s one liquid we’d ALWAYS find in your refrigerator?
CB: Water
NBJP: What would you want to be if you weren’t a jazz musician?
CB: Professional tennis player
NBJP: Chris, please complete this sentence–I own too many ______________
CB: Socks
Next Week: Ralph Bowen answers Seven ?’s.
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