- Jun 30, 2010
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Miles said he faced a lot of racism back in ol' St Louie when he was young but he also said at times that his facing the band instead of the audience had nothing to do with racism, maybe a little of both?
I believe it was a bit of both. Jazz musicians improvising tend to look at each other for support on solo's and getting visual cues for breaks etc. But it could also be a bit of a defiant stance to state he doesn't need to face the audience. I get both and both never offend me as an audience member. But maybe that's because I'm a performing musician and not solely an audience member. It would be an interesting question to ask friends who like music but aren't musicians.
