Katie Ernst – bassist, vocalist, composer, and educator – and I talk about fancy crayons, her social media detox, when to stop saying yes, growing your orbit, making room for what you want, how everyone can sing, networking, and accessing deeper musical conversation. Katie is a renowned member of the Chicago music community and has received widespread acclaim for her work with the experimental jazz trio Twin Talk and her Dorothy Parker poetry song cycle Little Words.
If it’s a cool orbit other people are going to want to be a part of it.
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Actionable Advice
- There are moments of drought and there are moments of fruitfulness in learning and playing. I think I got a little more accepting of accepting that there are times where I’ll really actively be working on something and times that I’m not and being a bit softer about that.
- I would hate to see people just out of school confident about what they need to do and not do. I learned so much out of saying yes to too many things because then there’s the wisdom of whittling everything down.
- I don’t mean handing out your business card. You go to places where people play and you develop relationships that are meaningful. And not making friends because of your ulterior motives.
- There are times where you’re the actor in someone else’s play. And if you believe in them that’s the role you’re going to fill.