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T&B:
I could easily have misinterpreted his meaning. Language issue there.
I also have no clue about what Nanjo is up to, but have heard that Narita is working with some "younger musicians."
I can read music, but I don't utilize that in my own stuff. It's useful for being able to have a language to talk about what you want to do when collaborating with someone, but playing by ear is just as easy if you have a good intuition and some freaking taste.
I was actually very good at the alto sax (and instrument I now nearly always despise) in school, and know all that music stuff from that. I also learned it for guitar at first, but abandoned that approach pretty early on.
I don't think it's necessary, but like I said it is a common language and in some ways makes collaborations more efficient. I will say that a lot of musicians who are heavily trained in classical disciplines are the shittiest improvisors you can possibly imagine.
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