Subway Jam at GCS

 

What happens when subway performers jam.  Grand Central mezzanine (above 4/5/6) on a Friday afternoon. The musicians from Alex Lodico Ensemble were arriving to perform after me and the drummer Neil asked if he could join in, then Yosuke the sax joined in followed by Michael the baritone sax.  We had never played together and the spontaneity of the moment is clear.  Filmed by Yasuhito Sasaki (guitarist who also joined in later but not in this clip)

song 'Keep You Out' words music C. Grier SESAC singerfish publishing

clip montage by Brendan Padgett

Is anyone listening? The First Follower....

Dancing guy: check out: Leadership Lessons from the Dancing Guy by Derek Sivers. In the clip, a guy dances alone to some off camera musicians. Soon after, another dancer joins him. Then a third joins and now it’s more of a thing. Eventually a crowd rushes to be included. What does this say about leadership, or as Derek Sivers blogs about, what he calls the first follower. That second guy is the reason the first guy (with the good idea, or leadership) can continue…. leadership takes risk, so does following a leader. In the beginning you are both out there on a limb on your own. My take, I see this every day I

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