Kazzrie jaxen biography of williams
Kazzrie Jaxen has studied with pianists Harvey Diamond, Lennie Tristano and Connie Crothers and is a teacher herself....
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Democrat Photo by Jeanne Sager CALLICOON RESIDENT JACK Drizhal closed his eyes to absorb the sounds of Kazzrie Jaxens piano playing. |
The Healing Powers
Of a Single Piano
By Jeanne Sager
CALLICOON January 28, Kazzrie Jaxen is pickin up good vibrations.
Music has been a central theme in the life of the Callicoon pianist but it was several years of self-imposed silence and solitude that brought her closer to her true calling.
Jaxen was banging on a toy piano at 2 years old.
She was writing tunes at 4.
By 6 her father, a violinist, was beginning to see the promise of another musician in the family, and she started classical training.
Jaxens true passion turned to jazz when she was a teenager, and she became a teacher and recording artist.
But in the late 90s, music stopped for Jaxen her muscles were weak and her heart wasnt in it.
Doctors diagnosed chronic fatigue syndrome,