Colleen: The influence of jazz on my own music is barely perceptible except on a few songs – mostly on »Les Ondes Silencieuses« and »The Weighing of the «eart, especially the songs in which I used the clarinet – and yet jazz was definitely a strong indirect influence on me in the mid-2000s-early 2010s, with John Coltrane being – unsurprisingly – one of the musicians I most gravitated towards. Reading his biography by Lewis Porter also left a deep impression on me, reinforcing my understanding that a deep commitment to music-making is essential if one aims to make music long distance.
John Coltrane – My Favorite Things
