November 22, 2023 • 39 mins
When we hear music, do we experience the physical merging with the spiritual? Tune in for an inspiring discussion with special guest Kenny Werner on his new #book Becoming the Instrument: Lessons on Self-Mastery from Music to Life.
#MomentsWithMarianne with host Marianne Pestana airs in the Southern California area on KMET1490AM & 98.1 FM, an ABC Talk News Radio affiliate!
Kenny Werner has been a world-class pianist and composer for over 40 years. His prolific output of compositions, recordings and publications continue to impact audiences around the world. In 1996 he wrote his landmark book, Effortless Mastery: Liberating The Master Musician Within. Werner was awarded the 2010 Guggenheim Fellowship Award for his seminal work, “No Beginning No End,” a musical journey exploring tragedy and loss, death and transition, and the path from one lifetime to the next. He has performed with such legendary musicians as Dizzy Gillespie, Betty Buckley, Toots Thielemans, Charles Mingus, Marian McPartland, Bobby McFerrin, Lou Rawls, Elvin Jones and many more. He is the founding musical director of the Effortless Mastery Institute at the Berklee College of Music and has composed for international orchestras, received numerous NEA grants and been nominated for an Emmy Award. https://kennywerner.com
For more show information visit: www.MariannePestana.com
#bookclub #readinglist #books #bookish #author #authorinterview #KMET1490AM #radioshow #booklover #mustread #reading #bookstagram #music #BecomingTheInstrument #KennyWerner #selfmastery
#MomentsWithMarianne with host Marianne Pestana airs in the Southern California area on KMET1490AM & 98.1 FM, an ABC Talk News Radio affiliate!
Kenny Werner has been a world-class pianist and composer for over 40 years. His prolific output of compositions, recordings and publications continue to impact audiences around the world. In 1996 he wrote his landmark book, Effortless Mastery: Liberating The Master Musician Within. Werner was awarded the 2010 Guggenheim Fellowship Award for his seminal work, “No Beginning No End,” a musical journey exploring tragedy and loss, death and transition, and the path from one lifetime to the next. He has performed with such legendary musicians as Dizzy Gillespie, Betty Buckley, Toots Thielemans, Charles Mingus, Marian McPartland, Bobby McFerrin, Lou Rawls, Elvin Jones and many more. He is the founding musical director of the Effortless Mastery Institute at the Berklee College of Music and has composed for international orchestras, received numerous NEA grants and been nominated for an Emmy Award. https://kennywerner.com
For more show information visit: www.MariannePestana.com
#bookclub #readinglist #books #bookish #author #authorinterview #KMET1490AM #radioshow #booklover #mustread #reading #bookstagram #music #BecomingTheInstrument #KennyWerner #selfmastery
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