{"id":94,"date":"2010-11-17T02:29:32","date_gmt":"2010-11-17T02:29:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.musicmediaministry.com\/MMM\/?page_id=94"},"modified":"2014-06-03T18:25:32","modified_gmt":"2014-06-03T22:25:32","slug":"sacred-jazz","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.musicmediaministry.com\/MMM\/sacred-jazz-3\/sacred-jazz\/","title":{"rendered":"Sacred Jazz"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><em>&#8220;So what&#8217;s the difference between &#8216;Jazz&#8217; and &#8216;Sacred Jazz&#8217;?&#8221;<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\nThis is a question that often arises as we execute this Ministry. \u00a0Jazz is dictionary defined as<em> &#8220;&#8230;music marked by strong rhythm, distinctive harmony and improvisation&#8230;&#8221; .<\/em>\u00a0 In describing the peculiar experience of\u00a0 Sacred Jazz Worship, <a title=\"WARREN COOPER ARTIST BIO\" href=\"http:\/\/www.musicmediaministry.com\/MMM\/artist-biography\/artist-biography\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Minister Warren Cooper<\/strong> <\/a>explained <strong><em>&#8220;&#8230;In the quiet space of the Holy Spirit&#8217;s Musical Meditation, <strong><em>There Is Always A Connection To The Divine That Appears Where Nothing Previously\u00a0 Had Been.<\/em><\/strong>&#8230;A Brand New&#8230;Angle of View&#8230;That Reaches All The Way Into&#8230;Your Deepest Prayer.\u00a0 What makes the Jazz <\/em>Sacred<em> is the Worshipful Posture of the Player&#8230;<strong><em><strong><em>approaching the music with a reverence found in the ritual(s) of\u00a0 the Old Testament Levite Priests&#8230;<strong><em><strong><em><strong><em>a passionate offering&#8230;burning as sweet smelling incense in the Presence of the Divine Creator and Lord of All&#8230;Melodic notes finding their way into a praise filled configuration&#8230;a canticle in which the instrument sings&#8230;in rhythm that swings&#8230;like the Balm in Gilead that brings&#8230;Healing. &#8220;<\/em><\/strong><\/em><\/strong><\/em><\/strong><\/em><\/strong><\/em><\/strong><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>From both a <em>Practical<\/em> and a <em>Practicum<\/em> Perspective, <strong>Music Media Ministry<\/strong> can Introduce, Enhance and Exegete JAZZ into your Worship Portfolio.\u00a0 Spanning the capacity for<em> <strong>Technical Training Sessions<\/strong><\/em> to <strong><em>Worship Service Design and Performance<\/em><\/strong> to <strong><em>Formal and Informal Concert<\/em><\/strong> Circumstances, we can show you <strong><em>New Dimensions Of Possibility<\/em><\/strong> in your musical experience.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">WORKSHOPS \/ SEMINARS<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"SACRED JAZZ CONCEPTS &amp; 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