“Who is your favorite jazz pianist?”
“Bill Evans,” came the quick reply from Ted Godbout, the jazz pianist who came to us out of the blue as a candidate for the music position at the little church in Chaska, MN where jazz is the language of love and awe.
In the news Michael Jordan is defending himself against a young man’s claim that he is Air Jordan’s “love child” who deserves more of Michael’s time. Listening to Ted Godbout at his audition, I wondered….
We sent Ted’s DNA to the lab for testing :-). He’s that good. And only 29! Ted leads the music at Shepherd of the Hill for the first this Sunday, March 10.
Extracts from the Visitors page of the church website speak of the language of jazz.
Imagine a place…
a church, actually, your church,……
where it is a safe place to land, for a bit of time
while you marvel….
and wonder, and revel in
love…..
and justice…..
and mercy….
where the questions get clearer and
better questions replace them….
where your heart burns to return
Again and again……
where jazz is the language of love……
and love, the language of
Awe…….
where God is a three letter word again….
spoken to soothe your tired feet…
On your journey of becoming
more of who Love intended you to be,
(since you have heard it said, “fear not….”)
Views from the Edge 
I am sad, that if all goes well, i will miss his first Sunday as Don, who went back to work today, and I will leave Saturday for a week in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. The continuation of our Jazz music is a miracle and a blessing.
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Karin, I wish you and Don a peaceful weekend in Lake Geneva. Thanks for the ping back.
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This one demanded it. You are welcome.
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My meager understanding of jazz just made a major advance with Ted’s ref. to Bill Evans. Thank you Ted!
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Gary, It’ll make another advance this Sunday! Thanks for the comment.
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