"Vibe"
Two years ago, I wrote a short entry about vibing on this blog after hearing some stories shared at Harvard by Greg Osby and Joe Lovano about their experiences as young students of the music. Today is International Jazz Day, so I thought I'd break the radio silence on this blog by sharing an excerpt from my senior thesis, which is a collection of nonfiction essays about my experiences learning how to improvise and exploring the New York jazz scene these past few summers. This essayette is called "Vibe." Hope you enjoy. “Vibe” 1. vibe ( va ɪ b), v. a. To make oneself averse or hostile to another person (usually through body language, tone, indirect signification) ; to give negative vibes, so as to signal disapproval: "That motherfucker was vibing me so hard after I lost the form on that last tune. Smalls sucks.” derivatives vibey (va ɪ b- ē ), adj. a. Possessing an unwelcoming or negative vibe; actively vibin